C split a char array into different variables

Question

In C how can I separate a char array by a delimiter? Or is it better to manipulate a string? What are some good C char manipulation functions?

Answer 1

This is how I do it.

void SplitBufferToArray(char *buffer, char * delim, char ** Output) {

    int partcount = 0;
    Output[partcount++] = buffer;

    char* ptr = buffer;
    while (ptr != 0) { //check if the string is over
        ptr = strstr(ptr, delim);
        if (ptr != NULL) {
            *ptr = 0;
            Output[partcount++] = ptr + strlen(delim);
            ptr = ptr + strlen(delim);
        }

    }
    Output[partcount++] = NULL;
}