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p5.js splitTokens() function

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The splitTokens() function in p5.js is used to break the input string into pieces of data using a delimiter. This delimiter could be any string or symbol used between each piece of the input string. 
Syntax: 
 

splitTokens( string, delimiter )


Parameters: This function accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below: 
 

  • String: This is the input string which are to be splitted.
  • Delimiter: This is any string or symbol used to separate the data of the input string.


Return Value: It returns the splitted data of the input string separated by commas (, ).
Below programs illustrate the splitTokens() function in p5.js:
Example 1: This example uses splitTokens() function to break the input string into pieces of data using a delimiter. 
 

javascript
function setup() { 
 
    // Create Canvas
    createCanvas(500, 60); 
} 
function draw() { 
     
    // Set the background color 
    background(220); 
   
    // Initializing the Strings
    let String = 'GeeksforGeeks/Geeks/Geek/gfg';  
    
    // Calling to splitTokens() function
    let A = splitTokens(String, '/');
    
    // Set the size of text 
    textSize(16); 
     
    // Set the text color 
    fill(color('red')); 
   
    // Getting splitted string
    text("Splitted string is: " + A, 50, 30);  
} 

Output: 
 


Example 2: This example uses splitTokens() function to break the input string into pieces of data using a delimiter. 
 

javascript
function setup() { 
 
    // Create Canvas
    createCanvas(450, 60); 
} 
function draw() { 
     
    // Set the background color 
    background(220); 
   
    // Initializing the Strings
    let String = '0&11&222&3333';  
    
    // Calling to splitTokens() function.
    let A = splitTokens(String, '&');
    
    // Set the size of text 
    textSize(16); 
     
    // Set the text color 
    fill(color('red')); 
   
    // Getting splitted string
    text("Splitted string is: " + A, 50, 30);  
} 

Output: 
 


Note: The difference between splitTokens() and split() is that splitTokens() function splits using a range of characters while split() function uses a specific character or sequence. 
Reference: https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/splitTokens
 


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