Microsoft® JScript™ split Method | Language Reference Version 3

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##### Description

> Splits a String object into an array of strings by separating the string into substrings.

##### Syntax

> stringObj.split(str)

> The split method syntax has these parts:

> Part | Description
> stringObj | Required. The String object or literal to be split. This object is not modified by the split method.
> str | Required. A string or Regular Expression object describing what character is used to define where the splits take place.

##### Remarks

> The result of the split method is an array of strings split at each point where str occurred in stingObj.

> The following example illustrates the use of the split method:

> >     function SplitDemo()
> >     {
> >       var s, ss;
> >       var s = "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy yellow dog.";
> >       // Split at each space character
> >       ss = s.split(" ");
> >       return(ss);
> >     }

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