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Split a String into an Array Using the split Method

Split a String into an Array Using the split Method

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Problem Explanation

Simply split the string to create a new array of words.

A simple regular expression can be used to achieve this result.

/\W/ Matches any non-word character. This includes spaces and punctuation, but not underscores. It's equivalent to /[^A-Za-z0-9_]/. For more information about Regular Expressions, see the official MDN Documentation.

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Solutions

Solution 1 (Click to Show/Hide)

function splitify(str) {
  // Add your code below this line
  return str.split(/\W/);
  // Add your code above this line
}
splitify("Hello World,I-am code");