convert textareas string value to JavaScript array separated by new lines

Question

I have a textarea where the user can write up to 1000 characters. I need to get the jQuery(\'#textarea\').val() and create an array where each item

Answer 1

Try this

var lines = [];
$.each($('textarea').val().split(/\n/), function(i, line){
   if(line && line.length){
      lines.push(line);
   }
});