$string = "Hello world!";
$result = explode(" ", $string);

echo $result[0]; //IT will give us HELLO word
echo $result[1]; //IT will give us WORLD! word

char func = explode(char separator, char string);
cout func[0]; //1st word
cout func[1]; //2nd word

#include <iostream>
#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
#include <boost/lambda/lambda.hpp>
#include <vector>
#include <list>
#include <deque>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
using namespace boost;
using namespace boost::lambda;

template<typename C> inline void print( const C& cntr )
{ for_each( cntr.begin(), cntr.end(), cout << constant('[') << _1 << "]  " ) ; }

int main()
{
  string str = "ab+*%cde4fg*hijk   lmno%+pqr3stu--vwx yz   "
                       "ab0cde+fgh2ij345klm4nop5qr7st" ;

  vector<string> vec ;
  split( vec, str, is_any_of("+*%-"), token_compress_on ) ; 
  print(vec) ; cout << '\n' ; 

  list<string> lst ;
  split( lst, str, is_from_range('2', '6') ) ; // token_compress_off by default
  print(lst) ; cout << '\n' ; 

  deque<string> deq ;
  split( deq, str, is_space(), token_compress_on ) ; 
  print(deq) ; cout << '\n' ; 
}