how to split the string in java

Question

how to split the string in java in Windows? I used Eg.

String directory=\"C:\\home\\public\\folder\";
String [] dir=direct.split(\"\\\");
         


        

Answer 1

The syntax error is caused because the sing backslash is used as escape character in Java.

In the Regex '\' is also a escape character that why you need escape from it either.

As the final result should look like this "\\\\".

But You should use the java.io.File.separator as the split character in a path.

String[] dirs = dircect.split(Pattern.quote(File.separator));

thx to John