split from to in javascript code example

Example 1: 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);

Example 2: js split string

var myString = "Hello World!";

// splitWords is an array
// [Hello,World!]
var splitWords = myString.split(" ");

// e.g. you can use it as an index or remove a specific word:
var hello = splitWords[splitWords.indexOf("Hello")];