Question

import java.lang.System;

public class Splitter{

 public static void main(String args[]){

  String path_separator = "Path separator is: " + System.getProperty("path.separator");

  String str = "abc:def:gha";

  System.out.println(path_separator);

  String[] temp;

  temp = str.split(path_separator);

  for(int i=0; i<temp.length; i++)
    System.out.println(temp[i]);

 }
}

java Splitter

Path separator is: :

abc:def:gha

When I write

temp = str.split(":");

instead

java Splitter

Path separator is: :

abc
def
gha

So how is “:” different from “:” or what am I missing?

Same thing with:

System.getProperty("line.separator")

Thanks
Thomas

Answer 1

You are splitting by str.split(path_separator); and path separator is

String path_separator = "Path separator is: " + System.getProperty("path.separator"); 

which is a full sentence.

Try with:

str.split(System.getProperty("path.separator"));