String Splitting with multiple delimiters in JavaScript

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How to split strings of format like "12-12-1990" or "12/12/1990" where - and / are the delimiters. I have seen answers using regex but I am not proficient in it. Answers regarding this will be helpful as I am a beginner

Does this answer your question? [How do I split a string with multiple separators in javascript?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/650022/how-do-i-split-a-string-with-multiple-separators-in-javascript) — Ravi Makwana, Jan 31 '20 at 06:03

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 31 '20 at 06:05

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You can pass a regex into Javascript's split operator. For example:

"12-12-1990".split(/-|\//) 
["12", "12", "1990"]

"12/12/1990".split(/-|\//) 
["12", "12", "1990"]

answered Jan 31 '20 at 06:05

Ravi Makwana

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`String#split` isn't an operator – customcommander Jan 31 '20 at 06:08

Abdelrahman Gobarah · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-31T06:29:56.337

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try this

"2020-01-31".split(/[/-]/ig)

var dateParts1 = "2020-01-31".split(/[/-]/ig);
console.log(dateParts1);


var dateParts2 = "2020/02/21".split(/[/-]/ig);
console.log(dateParts2);

Regex explain

edited Jan 31 '20 at 06:29

answered Jan 31 '20 at 06:05

Abdelrahman Gobarah

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Why `i` modifier? Are you expecting these chars to be uppercased? – customcommander Jan 31 '20 at 06:07
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not important but he said that he is not an expert in regex, so I put it if he need to add more chars or other example – Abdelrahman Gobarah Jan 31 '20 at 06:08
what to do if i want both the delimiters in a single expression – Nirmal Kumar Jan 31 '20 at 06:23
the above expression do this in single one, see the explain of regex – Abdelrahman Gobarah Jan 31 '20 at 06:30
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what is i and g in the regex – Nirmal Kumar Jan 31 '20 at 10:04
**i flag**: With this flag the search is case-insensitive: no difference between A and a – Abdelrahman Gobarah Jan 31 '20 at 10:07
**g flag**: With this flag the search looks for all matches, without it – only the first match is returned. – Abdelrahman Gobarah Jan 31 '20 at 10:07
for more see https://javascript.info/regexp-introduction#flags – Abdelrahman Gobarah Jan 31 '20 at 10:07

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 31 '20 at 06:03

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You can use split with the delimiter on which you want to split the string

var x="12-12-1990";
console.log(x.split('-'))

answered Jan 31 '20 at 06:03

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I don't think you're fully answering the question – customcommander Jan 31 '20 at 06:04

String Splitting with multiple delimiters in JavaScript

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