In Javascript can I split a string according to both spaced and newlines?

Question

Is it possible? I mean I know how to split a text according to spaces but can I do that with newlines too? and is it possible to use both for the same text?(like for example if I have:
begin
var variable : integer ;
end.
I'd like to have it like this : begin,var,variable,:,integer,;,end.)

Answer 1

https://code.sololearn.com/Wq53YUNTg1W4/?ref=app

Okay, so I'm not sure how you are getting new lines in a string... but this solution works. Don't need to use the same method I did for turning the array created by split into string, but it needs to be done to get res to split a second time. Anyway, hope this helps, seems to do what you want

Answer 2

// Yeah, this works well...(regex)

var str = "begin\n var variable : integer ;\nend.";
console.log(str.replace(/\n/g, " ").split(" "));

Answer 3

res = str.split(" "); res2 = res.split("\n"); document.write(res2); -- I'm gonna check this on codeplayground. Might be more complicated than I'm making it.
EDIT: \\n here, and yes, just a little more complicated

Answer 4

If u need more help later share the code.

Answer 5

Thank you, I am making the code for this app so I'll post it anyways😉

Answer 6

Russel, I have new lines because I'm working with text areas and I want ti split the textarea.value acording to that. I'll try understeand your code 😉 Thanks all of you for helping me 😁

Answer 7

Here... I updated this cause I was bored. I am using Dayve's replace and split method, and put the string in a text area. Works 👍
https://code.sololearn.com/Wq53YUNTg1W4/?ref=app

Answer 8

yourstr.split(/\n|\s/gm);
or if you want \n\n\n as single \n and \s\s\s as single \s
yourstr.split(/(\n|\s)+/gm)

I don't understand why that 2 guys use too long code

Answer 9

I m not sure about it whether it will work or not but the best of knowing it is to trying it...
And after I m done with my ongoing code I will try going through it...

Answer 10

Ok that still keeping on using .replace ....

Answer 11

Hello @Elizabeth Espindola !

Did you know the textarea "cols" and "rows" attribute ?

By default a line in a textarea is 20char, you can use those attr to define the size instead of CSS. This way you can make a function that deals with new line every 20char.

If you want me to write that function or if you want more help please contact me.

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_textarea_cols.asp

Answer 12

absolutly u can