How to split a string contians special characters in java

Java Split String Example showing special characters or regular expressions (regex):

Sometimes we need to split String in java, which contains the special characters such as '(',  '*' ,  '&', '<' ,  '^' etc., .

Now we will see how to split them in java.

The following example shows how to split a special characters '(', '*'.

Example: Splitspecialcharacter.java

package com.practice.corejava;

public class Splitspecialcharacter {

              public static void main(String[] args) {

                             String str = "CLOTHS(10*12*13*7)";

                                           String[] mystr = str.split("\\(");

                                          

                                           System.out.println("Splitted string After the special character '(':");

                                           for(String str2 : mystr){

                                                         

                                                          //Displaying the string after splitting it after the special character '('

                                                          System.out.println(str2);

                                                         

                                                          if(str2.contains("*")){

                                                                       

                                                                        String[] tempString = str2.split("\\*");

                                                                        System.out.println("Splitted string after the special character

                                                  '*':");

                                                                        for(String temp: tempString){

                                                                                      //Displaying the string after splitting it after the special

                                                                        character '*'

                                                                                      System.out.println(" "+temp);

                                                                                       }

                                                                        }                                         

                                                          }

                                     }

                                   }

Now we will run the above example in eclipse and see the output as follows:

Console:

Split After the special character '(':

 CLOTHS

 10*12*13*7)

Spliting after the special character '*':

 10

 12

 13

 7)

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