Lua split

function split(a,b)
    count=0
    start = 1
    local arry = {}
    lastStart = string.find(a,b,start)
    if(lastStart~=nil)then
        count=count+1
    end
    table.insert(arry,1,string.sub(a,start,lastStart-1))
    while(lastStart~=nil)do--2,4,6
        start = string.find(a,b,lastStart+1)
        --print(start)--4,6,0
        if(start~=nil)then
            table.insert(arry,1,string.sub(a,lastStart+1,start-1))
            count=count+1
        else
            table.insert(arry,1,string.sub(a,lastStart+1,string.len(a)))
        end
        lastStart=start
    end
    return arry
end