How to split a string in Elixir

Overview

The split() method is used to split a string based on the given pattern.

Syntax

String.split(str, pat)

Parameters

  • str: The string to split.
  • pat: The pattern to use to split the string. The pattern can be a regex or a string.

Return value

The method returns a list.

Code

string = "hello educative"
pattern = "\s"
split_string = String.split(string, pattern)
IO.inspect split_string

Explanation

  • Line 1: We define the string to be split.
  • Line 2: We define the pattern to use.
  • Line 3: We split the string into substrings based on the given pattern using the String.split() method.
  • Line 4: We print the list returned after the split.

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