Splitting a JavaScript string when any one if given delimitters occur

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I used String.split(a) method. It breaks the string into some parts when a ooccurs as substring. But what I want is I will give a list of delimitters and string will be broken into pieces when any one of those delimitters occur. How would I do this?

Gabs00 · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-21T03:32:29.523

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Use a regex in the split

'abcdef'.split(/[bdf]/) //[ 'a', 'c', 'e', '' ]

Or even

'abcdef'.split(/b|d|f/) //[ 'a', 'c', 'e', '' ]

Also splitting on string

'Hello There World'.split(/\s?There\s?|\s+/) //[ 'Hello', 'World' ]

\s? to grab any spaces that may be with the word

edited Aug 21 '14 at 03:32

answered Aug 21 '14 at 03:15

Gabs00

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What if I want to add a string and a character both as delimitter? – taufique Aug 21 '14 at 03:19
@taufique Add a string? Like a word? Then group the string in the regex. Basically anything that makes the regex match will be used to split. You should research regex – Gabs00 Aug 21 '14 at 03:21
Would you please edit your answer for that case too? – taufique Aug 21 '14 at 03:24
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@taufique—`/bc|f/` splits on 'bc' and 'f'. – RobG Aug 21 '14 at 03:30
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@taufique Splitting with both a "string" and a character: `/puppy|kitten|[bdf]/` – Aug 21 '14 at 03:46

Splitting a JavaScript string when any one if given delimitters occur

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