Javascript Reference - JavaScript String split() Method
split() separates the string into an
array of substrings based on a separator.
The separator may be a string or a RegExp object.
An optional second argument sets the array limit. It ensures that the returned array will be no larger than a certain size.
If an empty string ("") is used as the separator, the string is split for each character.
The split() method does not change the original string.
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Syntax
stringObject.split(separator, limit);
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
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| separator | Optional. separator string. If omitted, the entire string is returned. |
| limit | Optional. An integer limits the number of splits |
Return Value
An array, containing the splitted values.
Example
var colorText = "A,B,C,D";
var colors1 = colorText.split(","); //["A", "B", "C", "D"]
console.log(colors1);
var colors2 = colorText.split(",", 2); //["A", "B"]
console.log(colors2);
var colors3 = colorText.split(/[^\,]+/); //["", ",", ",", ",", ""]
console.log(colors3);
The code above generates the following result.
