How do I split a string with multiple separators in javascript without using regexp?

Question

I have this string

let str = "name1,name2/name3"

and I want to split on "," and "/", is there is a way to split it without using regexp?

this is the desire output

name1
name2
name3

Answer 1

Little bit of a circus but gets it done:

let str = "name1,name2/name3";
str.split("/").join(",").split(",");

Convert all the characters you want to split by to one character and do a split on top of that.

Answer 2

You can split first by ,, then convert to array again and split again by /

str.split(",").join("/").split("/")

Answer 3

Without regexp you can use this trick

str.split('/').join(',').split(',')

Answer 4

Use the .split() method:

const names = "name1,name2/name3".split(/[,\/]/);

You still have to use a regex literal as the token to split on, but not regex methods specifically.

Answer 5

Just get imaginative with String.spit().

let str = "name1,name2/name3";
let str1 = str.split(",");
let str2 = str1[1].split("/");
let result = [str1[0],str2[0],str2[1]];
console.log(result);

Answer 6

If you don't want to use regex you can use this function:

function split (str, seps) {
  sep1 = seps.pop();
  seps.forEach(sep => {
    str = str.replace(sep, sep1);
  })
  return str.split(sep1);
}

usage:

const separators = [',', ';', '.', '|', ' '];
const myString = 'abc,def;ghi jkl';

console.log(split(myString, separators));

Answer 7

You can use regexp:

"name1,name2/name3".split(/,|;| |\//); 

this will split by ,, ;, or /

or

 "name1,name2/name3".split(/\W/)

this will split by any non alphanumeric char