How do I split this string with javascript?

Question

I have this string 'john smith~123 Street~Apt 4~New York~NY~12345'

Using javascript what is the fastest way to parse this into

var name = "john smith"; var street= "123 Street";

etc

Answer 1

With simple JavaScript:

var split = 'john smith~123 Street~Apt 4~New York~NY~12345'.split('~');

var name = split[0];
var street = split[1];

etc...

Answer 2

You'll want to look into JavaScript's substr or split as this is not really a task suited for jQuery

Answer 3

You don't need jQuery.

var s = 'john smith~123 Street~Apt 4~New York~NY~12345';
var fields = s.split(/~/);
var name = fields[0];
var street = fields[1];

Answer 4

well, easiest way would be something like:

var address = theEncodedString.split(/~/)
var name = address[0], street = address[1]

Answer 5

Something like:

var divided = str.split("/~/");
var name=divided[0];
var street = divided[1];

Is probably going to be easiest