Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static List<String> createListFromDelimitedText(String delimitedText, String delimiter) { if (delimitedText == null) { return null; } if (delimitedText.isEmpty() || delimiter == null || delimiter.isEmpty() || !delimitedText.contains(delimiter)) { return Arrays.asList(delimitedText); } else { return Arrays.asList(delimitedText.split(delimiter)); } } }