kristofer / String Splitting

## Splitting a String into a list or array of strings. Key differences: - Python returns a list directly - Java returns an array (String[]), which you can convert to List if needed - Python uses split() with no argument to split by any whitespace - Java requires explicit delimiter - use split("\\s+") for any whitespace in Python ```python # Basic split (by spaces) text = "hello world python programming" words = text.split() # Result: ['hello', 'world', 'python', 'programming'] # Split by specific delimiter data = "apple,banana,orange,grape" fruits = data.split(',') # Result: ['apple', 'banana', 'orange', 'grape'] # Split with limit text = "one-two-three-four" parts = text.split('-', 2) # Split only twice # Result: ['one', 'two', 'three-four'] ``` in Java ```java // Basic split (by spaces) String text = "hello world java programming"; String[] words = text.split(" "); // Result: ["hello", "world", "java", "programming"] // Split by specific delimiter String data = "apple,banana,orange,grape"; String[] fruits = data.split(","); // Result: ["apple", "banana", "orange", "grape"] // Split with limit String text = "one-two-three-four"; String[] parts = text.split("-", 3); // Split only 3 times // Result: ["one", "two", "three-four"] // Convert to List if needed List<String> fruitList = Arrays.asList(fruits); // Or for a mutable list: List<String> fruitList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(fruits)); ```