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<h2>StringTools( )</h2>
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<h2>guardedSplit</h2>
guardedSplit( <a href='https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html'>String</a> str, <a href='https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html'>String</a> delim, char protect ) &rarr; <a href='https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html'>String[]</a>

<p>splits the string, guarding the space within protect.  For example, if you have a
 comma-separable line with quoted fields, then this can be used so that a quoted field
 is not split on a comma:
 <code>
 s= """2009,0,2,"Hot riser,spark",99"""
 </code>
 could be split into five fields with guardedSplit(s,',','"').</p>

<h3>Parameters</h3>
str - the string to split.
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delim - the delimiter we split on.  (similar to s.split(delim,-2))
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protect - character that blocks off delimiter, such as quote.

<h3>Returns:</h3>
a String[]

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<h2>main</h2>
main( <a href='https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html'>String[]</a> args ) &rarr; void

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<h3>Parameters</h3>
args - a java.lang.String[]

<h3>Returns:</h3>
void (returns nothing)

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