How to split a string in JavaScript

If you want to split a string according to a certain character or separator, you can use the split() method of JavaScript. The following example will show you how to split a string for each empty space. The returned value will be an array containing the split values.
 

Example : How to split a string in JavaScript

var str = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.";
var tab = str.split(" ");    

// Display table values
for(var i = 0; i < tab.length; i++){
  document.write(" " + tab[i] + " ");
  console.log(tab[i]);
}

Output:

'Lorem'
'ipsum'
'dolor'
'sit'
'amet,'
'consectetur'
'adipiscing'
'elit.'

If you want to split the string by comma, just replace split(" ") by split(",").
 

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