java.util.regex.Pattern.split() Method

Description

The java.util.regex.Pattern.split(CharSequence input, int limit) method splits the given input sequence around matches of this pattern.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.regex.Pattern.split(CharSequence input, int limit) method.

public String[] split(CharSequence input, int limit)

Parameters

• input − The character sequence to be split.

• limit − The result threshold.

Returns

The array of strings computed by splitting the input around matches of this pattern.

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.util.regex.Pattern.split(CharSequence input, int limit) method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.regex.Pattern;

public class PatternDemo {
   private static String REGEX = ":";
   private static String INPUT = "boo:and:foo";

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(REGEX);
      String[] result = pattern.split(INPUT,2);
      
      for(String data:result){
         System.out.println(data); 
      }
   }
}

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

boo
and:foo