Java tutorial
// : c12:SplitDemo.java // From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002 // www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt. import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class SplitDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { String input = "This!!unusual use!!of exclamation!!points"; System.out.println(Arrays.asList(Pattern.compile("!!").split(input))); // Only do the first three: System.out.println(Arrays.asList(Pattern.compile("!!").split(input, 3))); System.out.println(Arrays.asList("Aha! String has a split() built in!".split(" "))); } } ///:~