"2/17/2014 11:55:00 PM"
I want to split the above string in Java into the following parts: 2, 17, 2014, 11, 55, 00, PM.
I was thinking of using something like-
String[] parts = string.split("[/ :]");
but it doesn't seem to be working. I would like to split everything in one command, if at all possible.
I think there's a problem with the way you're looking for spaces. Try
[:\\s\\/]
It will look for a colon (:), a "space character" (tab or space), and then a slash (which you have to escape with a backslash).
Try:
String[] strings = "2/17/2014 11:55:00 PM".split("/| |:");
Also try replacing with ", " if you want just one String:
String x = "2/17/2014 11:55:00 PM".replaceAll("/| |:", ", ");
You can split using a regex expression like so:
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String s = "2/17/2014 11:55:00 PM";
String[] parts = s.split("/|:| ");
for (String p : parts)
System.out.println(p);
}
}
The pipe '|' operator in the regex expression means OR. So your criteria is forward slash, colon, or space.
This produces the following.
$ javac Test.java
$ java Test
2
17
2014
11
55
00
PM
This is answered here, guess: Use String.split() with multiple delimiters
String a="2/17/2014 11:55:00 PM";
String[]tokens = a.split("/| |:");
Try it
it works for me :
String s="2/17/2014 11:55:00 PM";
String[] parts = s.split("[/ :]");
The output :
for (String s: parts)
System.out.println(s);
==>
run:
2
17
2014
11
55
00
PM
BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 0 seconds)
