Split string to list

Question

I am trying to split a string to List where the delimiter is the $_$ .

For example the text Lorem ipsum dolor $$ sit amet, consectetur adipiscing $$ elit. Aliquam $_$ eu. I would like to convert to o list with elements

el1= Lorem ipsum dolor
el2= sit amet, consectetur adipiscing
el3- elit. Aliquam 
el4= eu.

I tried the code bellow with no success.Is there any other way?

List<String> myList = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(s.split("$_$")));

dollar is a reserved regex value so you will need to escape it with backslashes — Scary Wombat, Jul 08 '19 at 08:00
i see you want two delimiters? if so can try split("\\$_\\$|\\$\\$") — Viet, Jul 08 '19 at 08:06

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 08 '19 at 08:02

List<String> myList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(s.split("\\$_\\$")));
List<String> myList = Arrays.asList(s.split("\\$_\\$")); // or simply this

As $ has a special meaning (end-of-text) you need to regex-escape it by a backslash. In a String literal a backslash has to be escaped itself - with a backslash.

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