expanded class
	EL_ITERABLE_SPLIT_FACTORY_ROUTINES

inherit
	EL_EXPANDED_ROUTINES

	EL_STRING_HANDLER

feature -- Access

	new_split_on_character (
		general: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL; separator: CHARACTER_32

	): EL_SPLIT_ON_CHARACTER [READABLE_STRING_GENERAL]
		do
			inspect string_storage_type (general)
				when '1' then
					if general.is_immutable and then attached {IMMUTABLE_STRING_8} general as immutable_8 then
						create {EL_SPLIT_IMMUTABLE_STRING_8_ON_CHARACTER} Result.make (immutable_8, separator)

					elseif attached {STRING_8} general as str_8 then
						create {EL_SPLIT_ON_CHARACTER_8 [STRING_8]} Result.make (str_8, separator)
					else
						create Result.make (general, separator)
					end
				when '4' then
					if general.is_immutable and then attached {IMMUTABLE_STRING_32} general as immutable_32 then
						create {EL_SPLIT_IMMUTABLE_STRING_32_ON_CHARACTER} Result.make (immutable_32, separator)

					elseif attached {STRING_32} general as str_32 then
						create {EL_SPLIT_ON_CHARACTER_32 [STRING_32]} Result.make (str_32, separator)
					else
						create Result.make (general, separator)
					end
				when 'X' then
					if attached {ZSTRING} general as zstr then
						create {EL_SPLIT_ZSTRING_ON_CHARACTER} Result.make (zstr, separator)
					else
						create Result.make (general, separator)
					end
			end
		end

	new_split_on_string (general, separator: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL): EL_SPLIT_ON_STRING [READABLE_STRING_GENERAL]
		do
			inspect string_storage_type (general)
				when 'X' then
					if attached {ZSTRING} general as zstr then
						create {EL_SPLIT_ZSTRING_ON_STRING} Result.make (zstr, separator)
					end
			else
				create Result.make (general, separator)
			end
		end

end