javascript: splitting a string (yet preserving the spaces) [closed]

Question

How do I split a string like this

"please     help me "

so that I get an array like this:

["please     ","help ","me "]

In other words,I get an array which preserves the space (or spaces)

Thanks

Answer 1

something like :

var str   = "please     help me ";
var split = str.split(/(\S+\s+)/).filter(function(n) {return n});

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