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

use the javascript regular expression functionality and take the first captured expression.

the RE would probably look like /^([^|]*)\|/.

actually, you only need /[^|]*/ if you validated that the string is formatted in such a way, due to javascript regex greediness.