Split string once in javascript?

Question

How can I split a string only once, i.e. make 1|Ceci n\'est pas une pipe: | Oui parse to: [\"1\", \"Ceci n\'est pas une pipe: | Oui\"]?

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Answer 1

Just as evil as most of the answers so far:

var splits = str.split('|');
splits.splice(1, splits.length - 1, splits.slice(1).join('|'));