Write an expression in javascript

Question

hi everybody... I need a javascript code that split a string like below:

Input string: "a=>aa| b=>b||b | c=>cc"

Output:

a=>aa

b=>b||b 

c=>cc

I'd written different codes like:

split(/ \ | /)

or

split(/ \| (?! \ |) /)

but didn't work.

please help me...

I really need it fast.

Answer 1

Split with /\|(?=\s)/ for your case

"a=>aa| b=>b||b | c=>cc".split(/\|(?=\s)/)
# a=>aa
# b=>b||b 
# c=>cc

Answer 2

I tested the first answer and it did not work as I believe you intended:

"a=>aa| b=>b||b | c=>cc".split( "\| ");

unfortunately the answer that I came up with isn't much better just add a space after the pipe marker in your regex. Also answer by @S.Mark is valid, tested.

Answer 3

This confusing looking regex will work without spaces around the pipes:

var matches = "a=>aa|b=>b||b|c=>cc".match(/(?:[^|]|\|\|)+/g)

Instead of splitting, it searches for tokens with double pipes, but not single. If you have spaces and need to match b=>b|b | c=>5 use S.Mark's regex, but this can help in other cases.
To clarify, [^|]|\|\| reads [not a pipe] OR [two pipes].