Split

split splits a string into a list, by some delimiter.

See also: join

Arguments

Parameter Name	Default Value	Meaning
self	string	string to split
delimiter	string, default ""	substring to split on
maxCount	number, default -1	if > 0, split into no more than this many strings

Usage Notes

split may be called with function syntax or dot syntax.

Example

"foo bar baz".split		// returns ["foo", "bar", "baz"]         "foo bar baz".split("a", 2)	// returns ["foo b", "r baz"]