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JavaScript: Split a multiline string into an array of lines

JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-139 with Solution

Write a JavaScript program to split a multiline string into an array of lines.

  • Use String.prototype.split() and a regular expression to match line breaks and create an array.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2 
const splitLines = str => str.split(/\r?\n/);
console.log('Original string:');
console.log('This\nis a\nmultiline\nstring.\n');
console.log(splitLines('This\nis a\nmultiline\nstring.\n'));

Sample Output:

Original string:
This
is a
multiline
string.

["This","is a","multiline","string.",""]

Pictorial Presentation:

JavaScript Fundamental: Split a multiline string into an array of lines.

Flowchart:

flowchart: Split a multiline string into an array of lines

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-basic-exercise-139-1 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.


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JavaScript: Tips of the Day

Chunks an array into n smaller arrays

Example:

const tips_chunkIntoN = (arr, n) => {
  const size = Math.ceil(arr.length / n);
  return Array.from({ length: n }, (v, i) =>
    arr.slice(i * size, i * size + size)
  );
}
console.log(tips_chunkIntoN([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8], 4));

Output:

[[1,2],[3,4],[5,6],[7,8]]