create array from string splitting / code example

Example 1: javascript split

var arr = ['hey', 'nay', 'wey'];
var let = arr.split(' ');
console.log(let);

Example 2: javascript split

var names = 'Harry ;Fred Barney; Helen Rigby ; Bill Abel ;Chris Hand ';

console.log(names);

var re = /\s*(?:;|$)\s*/;
var nameList = names.split(re);

console.log(nameList);