Java String split() Method

Example

Split a string into an array of strings:

String myStr = "Split a string by spaces, and also punctuation.";
String regex = "[,\\.\\s]";
String[] myArray = myStr.split(regex);
for (String s : myArray) {
  System.out.println(s);
}

Definition and Usage

The split() method splits a string into an array of substrings using a regular expression as the separator.

If a limit is specified, the returned array will not be longer than the limit. The last element of the array will contain the remainder of the string, which may still have separators in it if the limit was reached.

Tip: See the Java RegEx tutorial to learn about regular expressions.

Syntax

One of the following:

public String[] split(String regex, int limit)

public String[] split(String regex)

Parameter Values

Technical Details