splitting string in java using regex

Question

How can I split following string in two strings?

input:

00:02:05,130 --> 00:02:10,130

output:

00:02:05,130
00:02:10,130

i tried this piece of code:

String[] tokens = my.split(" --> ");
    System.out.println(tokens.length);
    for(String s : tokens)
        System.out.println(s);

but the out put is just the first part, what is wrong?

this may be because the --> may not have space around it..try \\s*-->\\s*..also check out your input — Anirudha
– Anirudha, Commented Jun 1, 2013 at 15:53

Kent · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-01 15:45:00Z

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try this

String[] arr = str.split("\\s*-->\\s*");

answered Jun 1, 2013 at 15:45

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Branky Over a year ago

this one has the same problem

Kent Over a year ago

I cannot reproduce. the line System.out.println(Arrays.toString("00:02:05,130 --> 00:02:10,130".split("\\s*-->\\s*"))); print the splitted array. two elements.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:43:15Z

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You could use the String split():

String str = "00:02:05,130 --> 00:02:10,130";
String[] str_array = str.split(" --> ");
String stringa = str_array[0]; 
String stringb = str_array[1];

You may want to have a look at the following: Split Java String into Two String using delimiter

edited May 23, 2017 at 11:43

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answered Jun 1, 2013 at 15:42

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Branky Over a year ago

this one works fine but i want to know what is wrong with my code

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