Javascript Data Type How to - Split string into segments n characters long

Question

We would like to know how to split string into segments n characters long.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'>
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var str = 'abcdefghijkl';
var chunks = [];
for (var i = 0, charsLength = str.length; i < charsLength; i += 3) {
    chunks.push(str.substring(i, i + 3));
}
document.writeln(chunks);

</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

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