How to split a java string at backslash

Question

String fname="C:\textfiles\db\query\query.txt"; 

this is the string i need to split it.

I tried with this

String [] items=fname.split("\");   

But not working.

String [] items=fname.split("\\"); also not working... 

how to split this string...

Answer 1

First of all you can not have a string as you posted in question

String fname="C:\textfiles\db\query\query.txt"; 

this should be replaced by

String fname="C:\\textfiles\\db\\query\\query.txt"; 

as backslash("\") needs an escape as well.

Finally you need to do something like this to split them:

 String fname="C:\\textfiles\\db\\query\\query.txt";  String[] items= fname.split("\\\\");  System.out.println(Arrays.toString(items)); 

Hope this helps.