jQuery explode string like PHP

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So I was looking on some SO questions and the jQuery area to try to use the similar feature in PHP using explode which will just explode a string given into it's pieces from a type of substring.

This is the code I used:

var users = // AJAX CALL TO GET USERS
var usersArr = users.split();

I looked at the w3 tutorial for splitting strings and this was the JavaScript type, and even that didn't work.

Error message:

index.js:45 Uncaught TypeError: users.split is not a function

split() should be split(',') or the delimiter of your choice — user2560539
– user2560539, Commented May 18, 2016 at 10:07
What output did you get and where there any errors in the console? — Oisin
– Oisin, Commented May 18, 2016 at 10:07
It should be .split('') (empty string). But make sure that your ajax request has returned from server (common pit fall) — Justinas
– Justinas, Commented May 18, 2016 at 10:08
Could you post a full code sample. If you're doing var users = $.ajax(); then users will be a deferred object, not a string, hence the error you get. You should use the callback of the AJAX request. Also split() requires a parameter to break the string by. — Rory McCrossan
– Rory McCrossan, Commented May 18, 2016 at 10:08

pankaj · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-26 16:28:22Z

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just like PHP you can do but with different method.

var str = "How are you doing today?"
var res =  str.split(" ");

access this way : "String :" + res[0]+" "+res[1]+" "+res[4]+" "

output : How are today?

answered Sep 26, 2020 at 16:28

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ADreNaLiNe-DJ · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-18 10:11:16Z

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Since Ajax is asynchronous, you have to set users variable inside the success callback of the Ajax call and then split the string.

It can be don like this.

$.ajax({
    url: "url-to-the-page",
    success: function(data) {
        var users = data;
        var usersArr = users.split(";"); // if semicolon is the separator.
    }
});

answered May 18, 2016 at 10:11

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