added alternate method for deconstucting string into a vector of words

BaseLib/StringTools.cpp

@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@
 
 namespace BaseLib
 {
+std::vector<std::string> splitString(std::string const& str)
+{
+    std::istringstream str_stream(str);
+    std::vector<std::string> items;
+    std::copy(std::istream_iterator<std::string>(str_stream),
+        std::istream_iterator<std::string>(),
+        std::back_inserter(items));
+    return items;
+}
+
 std::list<std::string> splitString(const std::string &str, char delim)
 {
     std::list<std::string> strList;

BaseLib/StringTools.h

@@ -19,9 +19,18 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <list>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
 
 namespace BaseLib {
 
+/**
+ *  Splits a string into a vector of strings. This method only works for string seperation 
+ *  recognised by the std::stringstream iterator such as ' ' or '\t'.
+ *  \param str String to be splitted
+ *  \return Vector of strings
+ */
+std::vector<std::string> splitString(std::string const& str);
+
 /**
  *   Splits a string into a list of strings.
  *  \param str String to be splitted