jQuery separating string of phrase values

Question

So, I have the following js:

function(data){
    var length  = (data.number.split(',').length) - 1; //Holds numbers such as "1,2,3,4,5" which gives "5".         
    var content = data.content; //Holds the phrases
    alert(content); 
        for (var i=0; i<length; i++) {
                var indi_cont = data.content[i];                    
                alert(indi_cont);                   
            };                      
        };

Here, the length is 5 and I get 5 array of values for the alert(content) (note the " , " at the end of values).

`my name is,how are you,i am good,thank you,hey you,`

Using the for function, I want to separate each value as below:

my name is
how are you
i am good
thank you
hey you

However, i am getting alert(indi_cont) as following:

m
y
n
a
m

So, it looks like individual characters are shown instead of the whole phrase.

How do fix this?

Thanks!

Which variable hold the value my name is,how are you,i am good,thank you,hey you,? — Norlihazmey Ghazali
– Norlihazmey Ghazali, Commented Jan 22, 2016 at 2:52

Norlihazmey Ghazali · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-22 02:57:11Z

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You should store the returned string from split like following :

function(data){
   //var length  = (data.number.split(',').length) - 1; //gives "5" 
   var splitStr = data.content.split(',');         
   //var content = data.content; 
   //alert(content); 
   for (var i=0; i< (splitStr.length - 1 ); i++) {
       var indi_cont = splitStr[i];                    
       alert(indi_cont);                   
   }                     
}

DEMO

edited Jan 22, 2016 at 2:57

answered Jan 22, 2016 at 2:50

Norlihazmey Ghazali

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Steve Kim Over a year ago

no, the data.number simply holds how many values are there. (It holds something like "1,3,2,5,4". data.content holds the phrases

Norlihazmey Ghazali Over a year ago

Then you should split the content itself, see updated answer

Steve Kim Over a year ago

Thank you. Should have realized to split the content as well. Thank you. Got it working! =)

Steve Kim Over a year ago

Just a quick question. Because a phrase can often contain "," as a part of the sentence, this might screw up splits functions. I was thinking maybe I will add unusual symbols like ",*&^" instead of "," so there is an unique distinction between phrases. What do you think?

Norlihazmey Ghazali Over a year ago

Then you need to look more about split function using regular expression to match if you have more than one symbols like to split with any kind of separation. Like his guest271314 answer. As example data.split(/,|&/)

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Chris Jaquez · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-22 02:52:34Z

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You need to store the return value of the split function in array, not the length of it.

Try:

function(data){
    var dataArray = data.split(',');
    for (var i=0; i<dataArray.length; i++) {
        var indi_cont = dataArray[i];                    
        console.log(indi_cont);                   
    };                      
};

fiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/bz9h95ox/

answered Jan 22, 2016 at 2:52

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guest271314 · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-22 02:59:01Z

Try using RegExp /,|\s/ at .split() to split input text at comma character "," and " " space character, Array.prototype.filter() with parameter Boolean to remove empty " " from results of .split()

var data = "my name is,how are you,i am good,thank you,hey you,";

var content = data.split(/,|\s/).filter(Boolean);

console.log(content)

for (var i = 0; i < content.length; i++) {
  document.body.innerHTML += content[i] + "<br>"
}

<body>
  
</body>

Alternatively, using .match() with RegExp /[a-z0-9]+[^,\s]/ig to match alphanumeric characters negating comma characters "," or space " " characters

var data = "my name is,how are you,i am good,thank you,hey you,";

var content = data.match(/[a-z0-9]+[^,\s]/ig);

console.log(content)

for (var i = 0; i < content.length; i++) {
  document.body.innerHTML += content[i] + "<br>"
}

<body>
  
</body>

Pedro Estrada · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-22 03:01:42Z

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This is how i would do it:

function(data){
    var values = data.content.split(',');
    $.each(values, function (i, value) {
        if (value.length > 0)
            console.log(value);
    });                   
};

answered Jan 22, 2016 at 3:01

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