Question

How to split a string only on the first occurrence of a character in JavaScript

Answer 1

const s = 'javascript-c-c++-java';
 
let [first, ...rest] = s.split('-');
 
console.log(first); 
console.log(rest); 
 
rest = rest.join('-');
console.log(rest); 
 
 
 
 
/*
run:
 
"javascript"
["c", "c++", "java"]
"c-c++-java"
 
*/

 

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Answer 2

const s = 'javascript-c-c++-java';

const first = s.slice(0, s.indexOf('-'));
console.log(first); 

const rest = s.slice(s.indexOf('-') + 1);
console.log(rest); 






/*
run:

"javascript"
"c-c++-java"

*/

 

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