JavaScript / jQuery: how to split string with multiple values

Question

I have a string that always contains 8 variable values that are separated with a hypen (-) like in the following example:

5-2-2-2-2-2-2-1

What is the best way to split this into 8 separate values so that I can use each of them in a variable if the values can be either an integer or the value 'n/a' ?

Many thanks for any help with this, Tim.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 29 '14 at 15:00

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 var str = '5-2-2-2-2-2-2-1';
 var parts = str.split('-');
 for (var i=0;i<parts.length;i++){
    console.log(parts[i]);
  }

answered Mar 29 '14 at 15:00

andrew

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Thanks for this ! I am pretty new to JS so sorry if this is a simple question but how do I get the values assigned to variables in this case ? Will the for loop just create variables with i as their name, like var1, var2 etc. ? I would need my variables be called ms1, ms2 etc. – user2571510 Mar 29 '14 at 15:10
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`parts[0]` contains `5`, `parts[1]` contains `2`, `parts[2]` contains `2` etc. `str.split()` will produce an array. so `parts` is an array. read more about javascript arrays – andrew Mar 29 '14 at 15:13

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 29 '14 at 15:00

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You are searching for the String.split() method

answered Mar 29 '14 at 15:00

achedeuzot

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JavaScript / jQuery: how to split string with multiple values

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