How do I split a string, breaking at a particular character?

Question

I have this string

\'john smith~123 Street~Apt 4~New York~NY~12345\'

Using JavaScript, what is the fastest way to parse this into

Answer 1

split() method in javascript is used to convert a string to an array. It takes one optional argument, as a character, on which to split. In your case (~).

If splitOn is skipped, it will simply put string as it is on 0th position of an array.

If splitOn is just a “”, then it will convert array of single characters.

So in your case

var arr = input.split('~');

you will get name at arr[0] and street at arr1.

You can read for more detail explanation at Split on in JavaScript