Java String split String by . dot and trim space

public class Main {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      String sampleString = "A .  B .   C";
      String[] items = sampleString.split("\\s*\\.\\s*");

      for (String item : items) {
         System.out.println(">"+item+"<");
      }//from  ww  w.ja v  a 2 s .c  o m
   }
}