Java Data Type How to - Split String by | bar character








Question

We would like to know how to split String by | bar character.

Answer

import java.util.Arrays;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        String word= "abc|def";
        String[] splitted = word.split("\\|");
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(splitted)); /* prints: [abc, def] */
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.