:sig
StringList split_space(String str)

:params
str : string to be split
return value : a list of strings

:desc
Splits 'str' into multiple strings along any whitespace characters (multiple whitespace characters count as one).

:see
>string

:related
**PHP:** Whitespace splitting via `preg_split(/\s+/, ...)`
**JavaScript / Node.js:** Whitespace splitting via regex with `split(/\\s+/)`