String.split in javascript

String.split is a very common used function, and only available in C#. It would be nice to have this function working in javascript.

 

It's called Split and is an object method on string. Everything in the .Net framework is available in all .Net languages including unity JavaScript. The following should work fine in JavaScript:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. var combined = "one,two,three";
3. var words = combined.Split(","[0]);
4.  

 

w00t...I've been discussing this earlier in a post,
thank you!

Now my official wish is that this should be included in the Unity docs

 

Dacloo: So sorry I forgot to post this to you today. Completely crossed my mind!
Seon.

 

A lot of intrinsic functionality from JavaScript is implemented via .NET. It would be nice if there were a summary of all this somewhere, as it often perplexes me (and thank you Freyr for being so prompt in answering my questions -- I just wish I didn't have to ask them all the time...)

 

var inputA = input.Split("");

Error:
MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'System.String.Split'.
Boo.Lang.Runtime.MethodDispatcherFactory.ProduceExtensionDispatcher ()

 

Read the second post in this thread.

--Eric

 

I misread the format in his post.
When i tried his method before posting, I tried
var inputA = input.Split("",[0]);
wonderin what the hell [0] was supposed to do. It looks like a reg exp.
It doesn't work that way.

After a closer examination, I noticed that [0] was passing the first element in the string ","[0], and I retyped. It works now.

What had me confused was that rather than telling me my parameters were incoreect, the engine said that Split does not exist as a method of the string class, which pointed me in the wrong direction.

 

Did I mention that I hate how "Native" Javascript functions don't have a proper reference?(If such a reference exists, please correct me) I mean come on, in real JS the first element of "a" === "a".

 

I got he same issue (MissingMethodException: Method not found) but I don't see the solution on the second post!

 

The code in the second post works fine and doesn't produce any errors. Take another look.

--Eric

 

doesnt work for me. i get an error that says "System.String[]".
with my debug.print i should get the letter "w".
i know this is pretty basic im just having a hard time to get it to work properly.
i am using this code :

#pragma strict

var string1 : String = "w,o,r,d";


function Start () {


// InvokeRepeating("narrativeFirst", 1, 1);

narrativeFirst();















}

function narrativeFirst () {

//print ("debug 1");

//var priorityCache = string1.Split(","[0]);

var words = string1.Split(","[0]);
print ("" + words );

}

 

It's not an error, it's printing exactly what you told it to print. "words" is in fact System.String[]. If you want the first item in the array, you have to specify it. (In the future, please use the code tags to format code.)

--Eric