String split()

In JavaScript, String.split() method is used to split the string into values by a given delimiter or separator string.

Syntax

str.split(sep)

where

• str is original string.
• sep is a string (separator).

split() method split the string str using separator string sep, and returns an array containing the split parts.

Examples

1. In the following program, we take a string in str, and split this string using delimiter of '-'.

let str = 'apple-banana-cherry';
let output = str.split('-');
console.log(output);

2. In the following program, we take a string in str, and split this string by single white space.

let str = 'apple banana cherry';
let output = str.split(' ');
console.log(output);

3. In the following program, we take a string in str, and split this string using split() method, but pass no argument to the split() method for separator parameter.

let str = 'apple banana cherry';
let output = str.split();
console.log(output);