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Split a string on a given character or characters, with support for escaping.
https://github.com/jonschlinkert/split-string
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Split a string on a given character or characters, with support for escaping.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jonschlinkert/split-string
- Owner: jonschlinkert
- License: mit
- Created: 2015-08-27T02:41:40.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-03-29T23:11:51.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-25T17:09:37.453Z (14 days ago)
- Topics: javascript, jonschlinkert, js, node, nodejs, parse, parser, split, split-string, string, string-split, util
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage: https://github.com/jonschlinkert
- Size: 76.2 KB
- Stars: 57
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 17
- Open Issues: 8
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# split-string [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/split-string) [](https://npmjs.org/package/split-string) [](https://npmjs.org/package/split-string) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/split-string)
> Easy way to split a string on a given character unless it's quoted or escaped.
Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support.
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install --save split-string
```
## Usage
```js
const split = require('split-string');
console.log(split('a.b.c'));
//=> ['a', 'b', 'c']
// respects escaped characters
console.log(split('a.b.c\\.d'));
//=> ['a', 'b', 'c.d']
// respects double-quoted strings
console.log(split('a."b.c.d".e'));
//=> ['a', '"b.c.d"', 'e']
```
## Options
### options.quotes
**Type**: `Array|Boolean`
**Default**: `[]`
**Description**
Tell split-string not to split inside any of the quote characters specified on the quotes option. Each character signifies both the "opening" and "closing" character to use.
```js
// default behavior
console.log(split('a.b."c.d.e.f.g".h.i'));
//=> [ 'a', 'b', '"c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g"', 'h', 'i' ]
// with quotes
console.log(split('a.b."c.d.e.f.g".h.i', { quotes: ['"'] }));
//=> [ 'a', 'b', '"c.d.e.f.g"', 'h', 'i' ]
// escaped quotes will be ignored
console.log(split('a.b.\\"c.d."e.f.g".h.i', { quotes: ['"'] }));
//=> [ 'a', 'b', '"c', 'd', '"e.f.g"', 'h', 'i' ]
// example of how to exclude non-escaped quotes from the result
let keep = (value, state) => {
return value !== '\\' && (value !== '"' || state.prev() === '\\');
};
console.log(split('a.b.\\"c.d."e.f.g".h.i', { quotes: ['"'], keep }));
//=> [ 'a', 'b', '"c', 'd', 'e.f.g', 'h', 'i' ]
```
## Options
### options.brackets
**Type**: `Object|Boolean`
**Default**: `{}`
**Description**
By default, no special significance is given to bracket-like characters (such as square brackets, curly braces, angle brackets, and so on).
```js
// default behavior
console.log(split('a.{b.c}.{d.e}'));
//=> [ 'a', '{b', 'c}', '{d', 'e}' ]
```
When `options.brackets` is `true`, the following brackets types are supported:
```js
{
'<': '>',
'(': ')',
'[': ']',
'{': '}'
}
```
For example:
```js
console.log(split('a.{b.c}.{d.e}', { brackets: true }));
//=> [ 'a', '{b.c}', '{d.e}' ]
```
Alternatively, an object of brackets may be passed, where each key is the _opening bracket_ and each value is the corresponding _closing bracket_. Note that the key and value **must be different characters**. If you want to use the same character for both open and close, use the [quotes option](#optionsquotes).
**Examples**
```js
// no bracket support by default
console.log(split('a.{b.c}.[d.e].f'));
//=> [ 'a', '{b', 'c}', '[d', 'e]', 'f' ]
// tell split-string not to split inside curly braces
console.log(split('a.{b.c}.[d.e].f', { brackets: { '{': '}' }}));
//=> [ 'a', '{b.c}', '[d', 'e]', 'f' ]
// tell split-string not to split inside any of these types: "<>{}[]()"
console.log(split('a.{b.c}.[d.e].f', { brackets: true }));
//=> [ 'a', '{b.c}', '[d.e]', 'f' ]
// ...nested brackets are also supported
console.log(split('a.{b.{c.d}.e}.f', { brackets: true }));
//=> [ 'a', '{b.{c.d}.e}', 'f' ]
// tell split-string not to split inside the given custom types
console.log(split('«a.b».⟨c.d⟩.[e.f]', { brackets: { '«': '»', '⟨': '⟩' } }));
//=> [ '«a.b»', '⟨c.d⟩', '[e', 'f]' ]
```
### options.keep
**Type**: `function`
**Default**: Function that returns true if the character is not `\\`.
Function that returns true when a character should be retained in the result.
**Example**
```js
console.log(split('a.b\\.c')); //=> ['a', 'b.c']
// keep all characters
console.log(split('a.b.\\c', { keep: () => true })); //=> ['a', 'b\.c']
```
### options.separator
**Type**: `string`
**Default**: `.`
The character to split on.
**Example**
```js
console.log(split('a.b,c', { separator: ',' })); //=> ['a.b', 'c']
```
## Split function
Optionally pass a function as the last argument to tell split-string whether or not to split when the specified separator is encountered.
**Example**
```js
// only split on "." when the "previous" character is "a"
console.log(split('a.b.c.a.d.e', state => state.prev() === 'a'));
//=> [ 'a', 'b.c.a', 'd.e' ]
```
The `state` object exposes the following properties:
* `input` - (String) The un-modified, user-defined input string
* `separator` - (String) the specified separator to split on.
* `index` - (Number) The current cursor position
* `value` - (String) The character at the current index
* `bos` - (Function) Returns true if position is at the beginning-of-string
* `eos` - (Function) Returns true if position is at the end-of-string
* `prev` - (Function) Returns the previously scanned character
* `next` - (Function) Returns the next character after the current position
* `block` - (Object) The "current" AST node.
* `stack` - (Array) AST nodes
## About
Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
Running Tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh
$ npm install && npm test
```
Building docs
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```sh
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```
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### Contributors
| **Commits** | **Contributor** |
| --- | --- |
| 56 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
| 12 | [doowb](https://github.com/doowb) |
| 6 | [Ovyerus](https://github.com/Ovyerus) |
| 1 | [silverwind](https://github.com/silverwind) |
### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
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* [LinkedIn Profile](https://linkedin.com/in/jonschlinkert)
### License
Copyright © 2019, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
***
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