javascript split string in words code example

Example 1: string to array javascript

// If you want to split on a specific character in a string:
const stringToSplit = '01-02-2020';
console.log(stringToSplit.split('-')); 
// ["01", "02", "2020"]

// If you want to split every character:
const stringToSplit = '01-02-2020';
console.log(Array.from(stringToSplit));
// ["0", "1", "-", "0", "2", "-", "2", "0", "2", "0"]

Example 2: 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" ]