groovy split exception java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 1

Question

I have this code to split the line to get key value pair, if value is missing it throw exection.

why its giving execption? what is the right way to split this key value pair line.

def lline="name="
def (key, value) = lline.split("=")

Error:

Caught: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 1
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 1

thanks

tim_yates · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-16 15:51:39Z

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That's because lline.split("=") returns an array of 1 item ['name'], which you try and put the first item into key and the second into value

If you instead use the version of split that takes a limit:

def (key, value) = lline.split( "=", 2 )

it should work

answered Jan 16, 2014 at 15:51

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