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split()

Splits a given string according to a given delimiter and returns a string array with the contained substrings.

Optionally, a specific substring can be returned if exists.

split("aaa_bbb_ccc", "_") == ["aaa","bbb","ccc"]

Syntax

split(source, delimiter [, requestedIndex])

Arguments

source: The source string that will be split according to the given delimiter.
delimiter: The delimiter that will be used in order to split the source string.
requestedIndex: An optional zero-based index int. If provided, the returned string array will contain the requested substring if exists.

Returns

A string array that contains the substrings of the given source string that are delimited by the given delimiter.

Examples

print
    split("aa_bb", "_"),           // ["aa","bb"]
    split("aaa_bbb_ccc", "_", 1),  // ["bbb"]
    split("", "_"),                // [""]
    split("a__b", "_"),            // ["a","","b"]
    split("aabbcc", "bb")          // ["aa","cc"]