Split String by Single Space

To split a string by single space character in JavaScript, call split() method on the given string and pass single space delimiter string as argument in the method call.

The expression to split a string str by single space delimiter is

</>
Copy
str.split(' ');

Example

In the following example, we take a string in str, split the string by single space delimiter ' ', and display the splits array in pre#output.

index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <body>
    <pre id="output"></pre>
    <script>
      var str = 'apple banana cherry';
      var values = str.split(' ');
      for(index = 0; index < values.length; index++) {
        document.getElementById('output').innerHTML += values[index] + '\n';
      }
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

Conclusion

In this JavaScript Tutorial, we learned how to split the given string by single space delimiter using String.split() method, with example program.