Quick challenge (who's is the fastest)

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Matty

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Type textlist

Field value$
Field index
End Type 

Function ParseTextIncludingSeparator(stringvalue$,separator$)
startchar=1
For i=1 To Len(stringvalue$)
If Mid(stringvalue,i,1)=separator Or i=Len(stringvalue) Then 
bitoftext.textlist=New textlist
bitoftext\index=startchar
bitoftext\value=Mid(stringvalue,startchar,1+i-startchar)
startchar=i+1
EndIf 

Next
End Function


Function ParseTextNotIncludingSeparator(stringvalue$,separator$)
startchar=1
For i=1 To Len(stringvalue$)
If Mid(stringvalue,i,1)=separator Or i=Len(stringvalue) Then 
bitoftext.textlist=New textlist
bitoftext\index=startchar
If Mid(stringvalue,i,1)=separator Then bitoftext\value=Mid(stringvalue,startchar,i-startchar) Else bitoftext\value=Mid(Stringvalue,startchar,1+i-startchar)
startchar=i+1
EndIf 

Next
End Function

Graphics 800,600,32,2
;example
ParseTextIncludingSeparator("Hello jim, How, have you , been?",",")
i=0
For bitoftext.textlist=Each textlist
Text 0,i,"Index:"+bitoftext\index+", Text:"+bitoftext\value
i=i+15
Next
Delete Each textlist
ParseTextNotIncludingSeparator("Hello jim, How, have you , been?",",")
For bitoftext.textlist=Each textlist
Text 0,i,"Index:"+bitoftext\index+", Text:"+bitoftext\value
i=i+15
Next

Flip
WaitKey
End

EDIT - (5 minutes later) - I think I misunderstood what you were after...