js parse string to array of strings code example

Example 1: javascript turn string into array

var fruits = 'apple, orange, pear, banana, raspberry, peach';
var ar = fruits.split(', '); // split string on comma space
console.log( ar );
// [ "apple", "orange", "pear", "banana", "raspberry", "peach" ]

Example 2: javascript slice string from character

var input = 'john smith~123 Street~Apt 4~New York~NY~12345';

var fields = input.split('~');

var name = fields[0];
var street = fields[1];