converting a String into a String array in Java

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I simply cannot find how to do this. so, I have a String that will be something like this:

do this
then do that
then more of this

and I need to turn this into an array of strings. where every new line is needs to be a separate entry in the array. I need this done so I can process every line or command separately. I can't enter it directly into an array because this is loaded from a text document, and there is some code that removes comments and unnecessary empty lines, and a few more things with the string before it needs to become an array.

thanks in advance!

assylias · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-03 09:05:57Z

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String s = "do this\nthen do that\nthen more of this";
String[] split = s.split("\n");

answered Apr 3, 2012 at 9:05

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Laurens Weyn Over a year ago

thanks for the quick reply! I really didn't know it was that easy!

adarshr · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-03 09:05:28Z

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Try this:

string.split("(?m)\n");

answered Apr 3, 2012 at 9:05

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Leigh Over a year ago

Just curious, how does it differ split("\n")? (I'm always looking to learn new regex tricks :)

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