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How can i split following string in two strings?

input:

00:02:05,130 --> 00:02:10,130

output:

00:02:05,130
00:02:10,130

i tried this piece of code:

String[] tokens = my.split(" --> ");
    System.out.println(tokens.length);
    for(String s : tokens)
        System.out.println(s);

but the out put is just the first part, what is wrong?

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and also length is 1, but it must be 2 – Branky Jun 1 '13 at 15:50
    
this may be because the --> may not have space around it..try \\s*-->\\s*..also check out your input – Anirudha Jun 1 '13 at 15:53
    
i tried that too, but this one has the same problem – Branky Jun 1 '13 at 15:55
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try this

String[] arr = str.split("\\s*-->\\s*");
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this one has the same problem – Branky Jun 1 '13 at 15:51
    
I cannot reproduce. the line System.out.println(Arrays.toString("00:02:05,130 --> 00:02:10,130".split("\\s*-->\\s*"))); print the splitted array. two elements. – Kent Jun 1 '13 at 16:16
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You could use the String split():

String str = "00:02:05,130 --> 00:02:10,130";
String[] str_array = str.split(" --> ");
String stringa = str_array[0]; 
String stringb = str_array[1];

You may want to have a look at the following: Split Java String into Two String using delimiter

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this one works fine but i want to know what is wrong with my code – Branky Jun 1 '13 at 15:53

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