java equivalent to php explode

[Bobbo171]

What function in java is equivalent to the php explode function?

[suryad]

I am gonna go ahead and assume you are working with server-side programming in JAva maybe? Are you using Servlets or JSPs? I worked with Servlets before and learning JSPs right now so I might be able to help if you could describe the functionality of explde in PHP.

[suryad]

Hey I just did a simple google search and found maybe what you are looking for would be the StringTokenizer class or the split method in the String class. That would be my suggestion if I am not waaaaaaaaaaaaay off of what you are asking. CHeers!

[shmoove]

Yup, String.split() will probably do (it doesn't have the limit optional parameter). (http://www.rgagnon.com/javadetails/java-0438.html)

Java Tip: You need to do something with strings, look for classes that have "string" in their name.

shmoove

[Sime]

String str = "Madrid,Paris,London";
String[] tokens = str.split(",")

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tokens[0] = "Madrid";
tokens[1] = "Paris";
tokens[2] = "London";

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[deathcorvette]

The problem with String.split() is that it uses a greedy regex match, so if some of your tokens are empty strings, it will drop them. If you want to preserve empty strings, use this method:

StringUtils.splitPreserveAllTokens(String str, char separatorChar)