JavaScript split() Method
 JavaScript String Object
Definition and Usage
The split() method is used to split a string into an array of substrings, and
returns the new array.
Syntax
| string.split(separator, limit) |
| Parameter |
Description |
| separator |
Optional. Specifies the character to use for splitting the string. If omitted, the entire string will be returned |
| limit |
Optional. An integer that specifies the number of splits |
Browser Support
The split() method is supported in all major browsers.
Tips and Notes
Tip: If an empty string ("") is used as the separator, the string is split between each character.
Example
Example
Split a string in different ways:
<script type="text/javascript">
var str="How are you doing today?";
document.write(str.split() + "<br />");
document.write(str.split(" ") + "<br />");
document.write(str.split("") + "<br />");
document.write(str.split(" ",3));
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
How are you doing today?
How,are,you,doing,today?
H,o,w, ,a,r,e, ,y,o,u, ,d,o,i,n,g, ,t,o,d,a,y,?
How,are,you
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JavaScript String Object
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