String parsing in Java with delimiter tab “\t” using split

Question

I\'m processing a string which is tab delimited. I\'m accomplishing this using the split function, and it works in most situations. The problem occurs when a f

Answer 1

String[] columnDetail = new String[11];
columnDetail = column.split("\t", -1); // unlimited
OR
columnDetail = column.split("\t", 11); // if you are sure about limit.

 * The {@code limit} parameter controls the number of times the
 * pattern is applied and therefore affects the length of the resulting
 * array.  If the limit n is greater than zero then the pattern
 * will be applied at most n - 1 times, the array's
 * length will be no greater than n, and the array's last entry
 * will contain all input beyond the last matched delimiter.  If n
 * is non-positive then the pattern will be applied as many times as
 * possible and the array can have any length.  If n is zero then
 * the pattern will be applied as many times as possible, the array can
 * have any length, and trailing empty strings will be discarded.