How could I split a String into an array in Kotlin?

Question

I need to split a String read in from a file into an array of values. I want to split the String at the commas, so for example, if the String read:

"name, 2012, 2017" 

The values in the array would be:

• array index 0 - name
• array index 1 - 2012
• array index 2 - 2017

I found this example in Java:

String[] stringArray = string.split(","); 

How I could do it in Kotlin?

Answer 1

val strs = "name, 2012, 2017".split(",").toTypedArray() 

Answer 2

If we have a string of values that splited by any character like ",":

 val values = "Name1 ,Name2, Name3" // Read List from somewhere  val lstValues: List<String> = values.split(",").map { it -> it.trim() }  lstValues.forEach { it ->                 Log.i("Values", "value=$it")                 //Do Something             } 

It's better to use trim() to delete spaces around strings if exist. Consider that if have a "," at the end of string it makes one null item, so can check it with this code before split :

 if ( values.endsWith(",") )      values = values.substring(0, values.length - 1) 

if you want to convert list to Array ,use this code:

      var  arr = lstValues.toTypedArray()       arr.forEach {  Log.i("ArrayItem", " Array item=" + it ) }