stringhelper.h

#pragma once

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//	Copyright © 2007 - 2017 Tangible Software Solutions Inc.
//	This class can be used by anyone provided that the copyright notice remains intact.
//
//	This class is used to replace some string methods, including
//	conversions to or from strings.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <vector>

class StringHelper
{
public:
	static std::vector<std::wstring> split(const std::wstring &source, wchar_t delimiter)
	{
		std::vector<std::wstring> output;
		std::wistringstream ss(source);
		std::wstring nextItem;

		while (std::getline(ss, nextItem, delimiter))
		{
			output.push_back(nextItem);
		}

		return output;
	}

	template<typename T>
	static std::wstring toString(const T &subject)
	{
		std::wostringstream ss;
		ss << subject;
		return ss.str();
	}

	template<typename T>
	static T fromString(const std::wstring &subject)
	{
		std::wistringstream ss(subject);
		T target;
		ss >> target;
		return target;
	}
};