JavaScript: Chop a string into chunks of a specific length

JavaScript String: Exercise-17 with Solution

Chop String into Chunks

Write a JavaScript function to chop a string into chunks of a given length.

Test Data:
console.log(string_chop('w3resource'));
console.log(string_chop('w3resource',2));
console.log(string_chop('w3resource',3));
["w3resource"]
["w3", "re", "so", "ur", "ce"]
["w3r", "eso", "urc", "e"]

Visual Presentation:

Sample Solution:-

JavaScript Code:

// Define a function called string_chop, taking two parameters: str (the input string) and size (the size of each chunk).
string_chop =  function(str, size){
      // Check if the input string is null; if so, return an empty array.
      if (str == null) return [];
      // Convert the input string to a string if it's not already.
      str = String(str);
      // Convert the size parameter to an integer using the bitwise NOT operator.
      size = ~~size;
// Check if the size is greater than 0; if so, split the string into chunks of the specified size using a regular expression and return the result as an array.
return size > 0 ? str.match(new RegExp('.{1,' + size + '}', 'g')) : [str];
}
// Test the function with different input strings and sizes, and log the results to the console.
console.log(string_chop('w3resource'));
console.log(string_chop('w3resource',2));
console.log(string_chop('w3resource',3));

Output:

["w3resource"]
["w3","re","so","ur","ce"]
["w3r","eso","urc","e"]

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

• The function "string_chop()" takes two parameters: 'str' (the input string) and 'size' (the size of each chunk).
• It checks if the input string is 'null'. If it is, it returns an empty array.
• It converts the input string to a string if it doesn't already have one.
• It converts the size parameter to an integer using the bitwise NOT operator.
• If the size is greater than 0, it splits the string into chunks of the specified size using a regular expression (.{1,size}) and returns the result as an array. If the size is less than or equal to 0, it returns an array containing the original string.
• The code then tests the function with different input strings and sizes and logs the results to the console.

Flowchart:

Live Demo:

See the Pen JavaScript Chop a string into chunks of a specific length - string-ex-17 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a JavaScript function that splits a string into an array of substrings of a specified length.
• Write a JavaScript function that returns the entire string as one element if no chunk length is provided.
• Write a JavaScript function that handles cases where the string length is not a multiple of the chunk length.
• Write a JavaScript function that uses a loop to slice the string into chunks without built-in functions.

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