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JavaScript - how to use Symbol.split method example?
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Using JavaScript it is possible to split string with Symbol.split
(with splitter) in following way.
1. Split string with Symbol.split
method (with splitter) example
// ONLINE-RUNNER:browser;
var splitter = {
[Symbol.split] : function(text, limit) { // this function splits string by space
let result = [ ];
if (text.length > 0) {
let index = 0;
for (let i = 0; i < text.length; ++i) {
if(text[i] == ' ') {
result.push(text.substring(index, i));
index = i + 1;
}
}
result.push(text.substring(index));
}
return result;
}
};
// Example:
var text = 'This is some text...';
var array = text.split(splitter);
console.log(array);
Output (with NodeJS):
[ 'This', 'is', 'some', 'text...' ]
Note:
Symbol.split
has been introduced in ES2015.