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Java Java Data Structures Organizing Data Splitting Strings

Josu Gurtubay
Josu Gurtubay
1,011 Points
Posted by Josu Gurtubay
Josu Gurtubay
1,011 Points

Diference between [\\s+] and \\s+

Hi,

which is the difference between:

public String[] getWords(){ return mBody.split(" [\s+]"); }

and

public String[] getWords(){ return mBody.split("\s+"); }

as in the video Craig added []...

regards

3 Answers

Peter Price
Peter Price
4,007 Points
Peter Price
Peter Price
4,007 Points

Hi ,

The two lines in question are exactly the same. Could you change them so that it is easier to understand what you are asking.

Peter Price
Peter Price
4,007 Points
Peter Price
Peter Price
4,007 Points

Hi Josu,

Never mind you typed it correctly in the title. I believe that these [] separate \s+ from the quotation marks.

Josu Gurtubay
Josu Gurtubay
1,011 Points
Josu Gurtubay
Josu Gurtubay
1,011 Points

Why in the video its with [] and in the challenge its without []

Peter Price
Peter Price
4,007 Points
Peter Price
Peter Price
4,007 Points

Hi Josu,

I went back to the challenge and I couldn't get it to work without the [] (two brackets). Could you show me your code when you did it WITHOUT the two brackets using Markdown Cheatsheet (located underneath the add an answer box). That would be helpful so that I can visualize how your code looks without.

Thanks