How do I get the same results with Java split as with Python split

Question

In Java:

String base = "a|a||";
String[] stri= .split("\\|");

produces a string array with length 2.

On the other hand in python:

base = "a|a||"
base.split("|")

produces an array with length 4. What do I have to do to get the same result in Java?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14602062/java-string-split-removed-empty-values — martinez314, Jun 08 '16 at 18:44

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 08 '16 at 18:49

Use split with limit set to negative value:

String base = "a|a||";
String[] stri= .split("\\|", -1);

From the docs (the number at the and is n):

If n is non-positive then the pattern will be applied as many times as possible and the array can have any length.

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