static public String[] split(String what, char delim) {
    // do this so that the exception occurs inside the user's
    // program, rather than appearing to be a bug inside split()
    if (what == null) return null;
    //return split(what, String.valueOf(delim));  // huh

    char chars[] = what.toCharArray();
    int splitCount = 0; //1;
    for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; i++) {
      if (chars[i] == delim) splitCount++;
    }
    // make sure that there is something in the input string
    //if (chars.length > 0) {
      // if the last char is a delimeter, get rid of it..
      //if (chars[chars.length-1] == delim) splitCount--;
      // on second thought, i don't agree with this, will disable
    //}
    if (splitCount == 0) {
      String splits[] = new String[1];
      splits[0] = new String(what);
      return splits;
    }
    //int pieceCount = splitCount + 1;
    String splits[] = new String[splitCount + 1];
    int splitIndex = 0;
    int startIndex = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; i++) {
      if (chars[i] == delim) {
        splits[splitIndex++] =
          new String(chars, startIndex, i-startIndex);
        startIndex = i + 1;
      }
    }
    //if (startIndex != chars.length) {
      splits[splitIndex] =
        new String(chars, startIndex, chars.length-startIndex);
    //}
    return splits;
  }