Split a String by another string

Question

I'm wondering about how I can do something like this:

String[] emoticon;
emoticon=e.split(":)");

Is it possible to be done with split(); or is there another way around?

Answer 1

Assuming you are trying to use the smiley face :) as a delimiter, there is a consideration you have to make: split() accepts regex, so you have to escape (with \\) any special characters you use (including but not limited to ()[]+*):

emoticon=e.split(":\\)");

Proof-of-concept on IDEOne