Split string by specific substring

Question

Say I have this string

[0] playerName19  [1] playerName17  [2] playerName18  [3] playerName15  [4]      playerName59  [5] playerName16  [6] playerName6  [7] playerName60

How do I split it into something like this, using Java:

[0] playerName19, [1] playerName17, [2] playerName18...

I tried using split() but the problem is that the playerName number extension is randomly generated and changes for each query.

you need to split the initial string or change the initial string to the second one separated by comma ? — Sebri Zouhaier
– Sebri Zouhaier, Commented Sep 21, 2015 at 13:20

Avinash Raj · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-21 13:09:54Z

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Just split according to the space which exists before [num].

string.split("\\s+(?=\\[\\d+\\])");

answered Sep 21, 2015 at 13:09

Avinash Raj

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