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Java » Data Type » String splitScreenshots 
Use split() to extract substrings from a string.
    

import java.util.Arrays;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    String testStr = "This is  a test.";
    System.out.println("Original string: " + testStr);
    String result[] = testStr.split("\\s+");
    System.out.print("Split at spaces: ");
    System.out.println(Arrays.toString(result));
  }
}
/*
Original string: This is  a test.
Split at spaces: [This, is, a, test.]
*/

   
    
    
    
  
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