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

This one's a little longer, but it works like I believe limit should:

function split_limit(inString, separator, limit){
    var ary = inString.split(separator);
    var aryOut = ary.slice(0, limit - 1);
    if(ary[limit - 1]){
        aryOut.push(ary.slice(limit - 1).join(separator));
    }
    return aryOut;
}
console.log(split_limit("1|Ceci n'est pas une pipe: | Oui","|", 1));
console.log(split_limit("1|Ceci n'est pas une pipe: | Oui","|", 2));
console.log(split_limit("1|Ceci n'est pas une pipe: | Oui","|", 3));
console.log(split_limit("1|Ceci n'est pas une pipe: | Oui","|", 7));

https://jsfiddle.net/2gyxuo2j/

limit of Zero returns funny results, but in the name of efficiency, I left out the check for it. You can add this as the first line of the function if you need it:

if(limit < 1) return [];