Node.js split() function

The split() function is a string function of Node.js which is used to split string into sub-strings. This function returns the output in array form.
Syntax:

string.split( separator )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter separator which holds the character to split the string.
Return Value: The function returns the splitted string and generates array as result.
Below programs demonstrate the working of split() function:
Program 1:

javascript

function splitStr(str) {

    // Function to split string
    var string = str.split("*");

    console.log(string);
}

// Initialize string
var str = "Welcome*to*GeeksforGeeks";

// Function call
splitStr(str);

Output:

[ 'Welcome', 'to', 'GeeksforGeeks' ]

Program 2:

javascript

function splitStr(str, separator) {

    // Function to split string
    var string = str.split(separator);

    console.log(string);
}

// Initialize string
var str = "GeeksforGeeks/A/computer/science/portal";

var separator = "/";

// Function call
splitStr(str, separator);

Output:

[ 'GeeksforGeeks', 'A', 'computer', 'science', 'portal' ]