Lodash - words method

Syntax

_.words([string=''], [pattern])

Splits string into an array of its words.

Arguments

• [string=''] (string) − The string to inspect.

• [pattern] (RegExp|string) − The pattern to match words.

Output

• (Array) − Returns the words of string.

Example

var _ = require('lodash');
var result = _.words('Joe, Julie, & Robert');

console.log(result);

result = _.words('Joe, Julie, & Robert', /[^, ]+/g);
console.log(result);

Save the above program in tester.js. Run the following command to execute this program.

Command

\>node tester.js

Output

[ 'Joe', 'Julie', 'Robert' ]
[ 'Joe', 'Julie', '&', 'Robert' ]