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frail copper May 3, 2023, 4:46 PM

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I have String "M3M4M8M8M8" when I split it with .split("M") I get
[, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1], why ?? I shoud be getting [3, 4, 8, 8, 8]

quartz basinBOT May 3, 2023, 4:46 PM

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outer loom May 3, 2023, 4:49 PM

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/run

System.out.println(java.util.Arrays.toString("M3M4M8M8M8".split("M")));

steady lakeBOT May 3, 2023, 4:49 PM

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Here is your java(15.0.2) output @outer loom

[, 3, 4, 8, 8, 8]

outer loom May 3, 2023, 4:49 PM

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yeah that's not what's going on here

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you have a different string from that

frail copper May 3, 2023, 4:49 PM

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oh

outer loom May 3, 2023, 4:49 PM

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the empty string at the start is the proper behavior

frail copper May 3, 2023, 4:49 PM

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ok thanks

quartz basinBOT May 3, 2023, 4:49 PM

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frail copper ok thanks

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