use a split function in Javascript, on string which is already split

Question

I have a situation where I need to split the already split string.

For example,

String 1= "This,is, my, problem;I, need,a, solution";

Now I need to split the first sentence based on ";" and once I get this string, which should give me 2 sentences

1 "This,is,my,problem"

2 "I,need,a,solution"

And I need to further split these two sentences based on ",".

This

is

my

problem

I

need

a

solution

Is this possible using JavaScript.When I am trying to split the two sentences, I am getting error in JavaScript.

Please go read [ask]. Show us what you tried, instead of just telling us that you “get errors.” — 04FS, Jan 20 '20 at 12:15
Please try this https://stackblitz.com/edit/string-split-map?file=index.js — Dinshaw Raje, Jan 20 '20 at 12:25
please try this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/650022/how-do-i-split-a-string-with-multiple-separators-in-javascript — Nitheesh Chandran, Jan 20 '20 at 12:28

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 20 '20 at 12:17

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You need a combination of .map and .split.

var x = "This,is, my, problem;I, need,a, solution";

var op = x
        .split(";") // first split
        .map(el => el
                  .split(",") // second split
                  .map(el => el.trim())) // to remove the begining and end space
        .flat(1); // to flatten the array by 1 level

console.log(op);

answered Jan 20 '20 at 12:17

Archie

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Thank you Archie, let me try and I will keep you posted. – Sridhar Bharadwaj Jan 20 '20 at 12:21

use a split function in Javascript, on string which is already split

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