1 files changed, 35 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/string.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/string.erl
index f9b083a56d..f6903d1c3d 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/string.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/string.erl
@@ -221,23 +221,47 @@ substr2([_|String], S) -> substr2(String, S-1).
       Tokens :: [Token :: nonempty_string()].
 
 tokens(S, Seps) ->
-    tokens1(S, Seps, []).
+    case Seps of
+	[] ->
+	    case S of
+		[] -> [];
+		[_|_] -> [S]
+	    end;
+	[C] ->
+	    tokens_single_1(reverse(S), C, []);
+	[_|_] ->
+	    tokens_multiple_1(reverse(S), Seps, [])
+    end.
 
-tokens1([C|S], Seps, Toks) ->
+tokens_single_1([Sep|S], Sep, Toks) ->
+    tokens_single_1(S, Sep, Toks);
+tokens_single_1([C|S], Sep, Toks) ->
+    tokens_single_2(S, Sep, Toks, [C]);
+tokens_single_1([], _, Toks) ->
+    Toks.
+
+tokens_single_2([Sep|S], Sep, Toks, Tok) ->
+    tokens_single_1(S, Sep, [Tok|Toks]);
+tokens_single_2([C|S], Sep, Toks, Tok) ->
+    tokens_single_2(S, Sep, Toks, [C|Tok]);
+tokens_single_2([], _Sep, Toks, Tok) ->
+    [Tok|Toks].
+
+tokens_multiple_1([C|S], Seps, Toks) ->
     case member(C, Seps) of
-	true -> tokens1(S, Seps, Toks);
-	false -> tokens2(S, Seps, Toks, [C])
+	true -> tokens_multiple_1(S, Seps, Toks);
+	false -> tokens_multiple_2(S, Seps, Toks, [C])
     end;
-tokens1([], _Seps, Toks) ->
-    reverse(Toks).
+tokens_multiple_1([], _Seps, Toks) ->
+    Toks.
 
-tokens2([C|S], Seps, Toks, Cs) ->
+tokens_multiple_2([C|S], Seps, Toks, Tok) ->
     case member(C, Seps) of
-	true -> tokens1(S, Seps, [reverse(Cs)|Toks]);
-	false -> tokens2(S, Seps, Toks, [C|Cs])
+	true -> tokens_multiple_1(S, Seps, [Tok|Toks]);
+	false -> tokens_multiple_2(S, Seps, Toks, [C|Tok])
     end;
-tokens2([], _Seps, Toks, Cs) ->
-    reverse([reverse(Cs)|Toks]).
+tokens_multiple_2([], _Seps, Toks, Tok) ->
+    [Tok|Toks].
 
 -spec chars(Character, Number) -> String when
       Character :: char(),