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

You need to escape it.

String [] dir=direct.split("\\\\");

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Edit: or Use Pattern.quote method.

 String [] dir=direct.split(Pattern.quote("\\"))