#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
using namespace std;
 
 
string test(const string &s, char delim, int parseIndex ){
    stringstream ss(s);
    string parsedStr = "";
 
	for( int i = 0; i < (parseIndex+1); i++ ) getline(ss, parsedStr, delim);
 
	return parsedStr;
}
 
int main() {
	stringstream ss("something without delimiter");
	string s1;
	getline(ss,s1,';');
	cout << "'" << s1  << "'" << endl; //no delim
	cout << endl;
 
	string s2 = "321;;123";
	cout << "'" << test(s2,';',0) << "'" << endl; //classic
	cout << "'" << test(s2,';',1) << "'" << endl; //nothing before
	cout << "'" << test(s2,';',2) << "'" << endl; //no delim at the end
	cout << "'" << test(s2,';',3) << "'" << endl; //this shouldn't be there
	cout << endl;
 
	return 0;
}

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