Reference for Processing (BETA) version 0135+. If you have a previous version, use the reference included with your software. If you see any errors or have any comments, let us know.

Name

split()

Examples
String men = "Chernenko,Andropov,Brezhnev";
String list[] = split(men, ',');
// list[0] is now Chernenko, list[1] is Andropov, ...

String men = "Chernenko / Andropov / Brezhnev";
String list[] = split(men, " / ");
// list[0] is now Chernenko, list[1] is Andropov, ...

String numbers = "8 67 5 309";
int nums[] = int(split(numbers, ' '));
// nums[0] is now 8, nums[1] is now 67, ...
Description The split() function is used to divide a String into its separate elements. This function splits a string into pieces using a character or string as the divider. The delim parameter specifies the character or characters which mark the boundaries between each data element. To convert a String to an array of integers or floats, use the datatype conversion functions int() and float() to convert the array of Strings (see example above).
Syntax
split(str, delim)
Parameters
str the String to be split
delim the character or String used to separate the data
Usage Web & Application
Related splitTokens()
join()
trim()
Updated on February 09, 2008 04:38:52pm PST

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