Converting a String object into an array using whitespace as separators [Java]

Question

I'm trying to create a program in Java that takes user input and converts it into Pig Latin. To do this, I am planning to get the user input, store it as a String, and somehow convert it to an array so I am able to work with each individual word in there.

How should I go about this?

One would start by reviewing the spec for [String](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/String.html). — Hot Licks, Mar 25 '14 at 23:12
I would recommend looking into the java Scanner class and showing attempted code BEFORE posting to stackoverflow. Also your tags do not match the question. — Nick, Mar 25 '14 at 23:14

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 25 '14 at 23:13

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I like Commons Lang StringUtils, which has a split method with various options. The default splits by whitespace.

 String[] parts = StringUtils.split(theString);

answered Mar 25 '14 at 23:13

Thilo

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MrHaze · Answer 2 · 2014-03-25T23:28:02.467

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split();

try {
    String[] splitArray = yourString.split("\\s+");
} catch (PatternSyntaxException ex) {

}

I would recommend You check the Java docs, as there are many ways of doing that. (i.e StringTokenizer)

edited Mar 25 '14 at 23:28

answered Mar 25 '14 at 23:15

MrHaze

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Does that work for consecutive spaces? Or newlines? or tabs? Or Unicode whitespace? – Thilo Mar 25 '14 at 23:17
You can use "\\s" is a Regex for whitespace, look @ edited answer – MrHaze Mar 25 '14 at 23:23

Converting a String object into an array using whitespace as separators [Java]

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