How do I split a string?

Date: 2010-09-16. Category: java.lang examples. Hits: 91K time(s).

Prior to Java 1.4 we use StringTokenizer to split a tokenized string, for example a comma separated string. In Java 1.4 or later the String class introduce a String.split(String regex) method that simplify this process.

Below is a code sample how to do it.

package org.kodejava.example.lang;

public class StringSplit
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        String data = "1,Diego Maradona,Footballer,Argentina";
        String[] items = data.split(",");
        for (String item : items)
        {
            System.out.println("item = " + item);
        }
    }
}