Ruby – String split() Method with Examples

split is a String class method in Ruby which is used to split the given string into an array of substrings based on a pattern specified.

Here the pattern can be a Regular Expression or a string. If pattern is a Regular Expression or a string, str is divided where the pattern matches.

Syntax:

arr = str.split(pattern, limit) public

Parameters: arr is the list, str is the string, pattern is the either string or regExp, and limit is the maximum entries into the array.

Returns: Array of strings based on the parameters.

Example 1:

Output:

Geeks
For
Geeks

Example 2:

Output:

Geeks
For Geeks

Example 3:

Output:

geek
 geek