split method in java

The split method of Java String class splits a string around matches of the given regular expression.

/**
 * @author lautturi.com 
 * Java example: How to split a string in Java
 */

import java.util.*;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

public class Lautturi {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		// Split by period
		String email = "lau.admin@lautturi.com";
//		String[] splits = email.split("\.");
		// or
		String[] splits = email.split(Pattern.quote("."));

		// Split by -
		String string = "1234-5678";
		String[] parts = string.split("-");
		String part1 = parts[0];
		String part2 = parts[1];
		
		// Split by whitespace 
		String string2 = "hello world";
		String[] arr = string.split(" "); 
		
	}
}