Handling delimiter with escape characters in Java String.split() method

Question

I have searched the web for my query, but didn\'t get the answer which fits my requirement exactly. I have my string like below:

Answer 1

You can use Pattern.quote():

String regex = "(?

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Using your example:

String delim = "|";
String regex = "(?

A
B
C
The Steading\|Keir Allan\|Braco
E

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You can extend this to use a custom escape sequence as well:

String delim = "|";
String esc = "+";
String regex = "(?

A
B
C
The Steading+|Keir Allan+|Braco
E