Split a string by space in java

/**
 * @author lautturi.com
 * Java example: split string according to space in java
 */

import java.util.*;

public class Lautturi {
	

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		String str = "Hello lautturi java word";
		String[] pieces  = str.split("\\s+");
	    System.out.println(Arrays.toString(pieces));
	    System.out.println(pieces[0]);
	}
}

output:

[Hello, lautturi, java, word]
Hello