Error when string.split is given empty separator (#13132)

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Jude Melton-Houghton 2023-01-10 09:25:48 -05:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ end
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function string.split(str, delim, include_empty, max_splits, sep_is_pattern)
delim = delim or ","
if delim == "" then
error("string.split separator is empty", 2)
end
max_splits = max_splits or -2
local items = {}
local pos, len = 1, #str

@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ describe("string", function()
assert.same({ "one", "two" }, string.split("one,two", ",", false, -1, true))
assert.same({ "one", "two", "three" }, string.split("one2two3three", "%d", false, -1, true))
end)
it("rejects empty separator", function()
assert.has.errors(function()
string.split("", "")
end)
end)
end)
end)

@ -3623,7 +3623,7 @@ Helper functions
* `math.round(x)`: Returns `x` rounded to the nearest integer.
* At a multiple of 0.5, rounds away from zero.
* `string.split(str, separator, include_empty, max_splits, sep_is_pattern)`
* `separator`: string, default: `","`
* `separator`: string, cannot be empty, default: `","`
* `include_empty`: boolean, default: `false`
* `max_splits`: number, if it's negative, splits aren't limited,
default: `-1`