Using append to create a list from a line of text

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I want to create a list of words from a line of text delimitted by tabs. I
want to basically split the line into atoms, split by tab.

The code below is sort of pseudocode but is this the best approach to do
this type of thing?

Here is my first attempt:-

(defun get-hdr()
    ;obviously point must be positioned on correct line
    (let (mylist)
      while(not (end-of-line)
         while(re-search-forward ("[A-Za-z]+[^\t\n]" nil t)
           append (match-string 1) mylist      
         )
      )
   )
)

How do I get my function to return the list, mylist?




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