split

Description

Splits a String object into an array of strings by separating the string into substrings.

Syntax

1. StringObj.split(delimiter, [limit])
2. "String Literal".split(delimiter, [limit])

Parameters

delimiter

The character or string at which stringObj splits. If the delimiter parameter is undefined, the entire string is placed in the first element of the array.

limit

optional . The number of items to place into the array.

Returns

The result of the split method is an array of strings split at each point where delimiter occurred in stingObj. If you use an empty string ("") as a delimiter, each character in the string is placed as an element in the array.

Example

s = "This is an example of String.split";
r = s.split(" ");
trace(r);
//output: This,is,an,example,of,String.split