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Java Java Data Structures Organizing Data Splitting Strings

Igor Protsenko
Igor Protsenko
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Posted by Igor Protsenko
Igor Protsenko
15,651 Points

What does "+" is doing here exactly , can you explain please?

Can't understand what's the difference of statement without plus (\s) != (\s+).What's the difference between these two?

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

(\s) means match exactly one whitespace character.

(\s+) means match one or more whitespace characters.