split

Description

Returns the array of strings computed by splitting this string around matches of the given regular expression.

Parameters

Return Type

String[]

Examples

Example 1

return split("boo:and:foo", ":");

Returns { "boo", "and", "foo" }.

Example 2

return split("I went to the store. I bought some milk.", "\. "); //period symbol is a special character in regex so it must be escaped

Returns { "I went to the store", "I bought some milk" }.

Example 3

return split("1:Part one2:Part two3:Part 3", "([0-9]:)");

Returns { "Part one", "Part two", "Part 3" }.

See also

Peacock