JavaScript: split doesn't work in IE?

expression, internet-explorer, regex, split

Solution

you could add the code below to you program and it will work.

var split;
// Avoid running twice; that would break the `nativeSplit` reference
split = split || function (undef) {

var nativeSplit = String.prototype.split,
    compliantExecNpcg = /()??/.exec("")[1] === undef, // NPCG: nonparticipating capturing group
    self;

self = function (str, separator, limit) {
    // If `separator` is not a regex, use `nativeSplit`
    if (Object.prototype.toString.call(separator) !== "[object RegExp]") {
        return nativeSplit.call(str, separator, limit);
    }
    var output = [],
        flags = (separator.ignoreCase ? "i" : "") +
                (separator.multiline  ? "m" : "") +
                (separator.extended   ? "x" : "") + // Proposed for ES6
                (separator.sticky     ? "y" : ""), // Firefox 3+
        lastLastIndex = 0,
        // Make `global` and avoid `lastIndex` issues by working with a copy
        separator = new RegExp(separator.source, flags + "g"),
        separator2, match, lastIndex, lastLength;
    str += ""; // Type-convert
    if (!compliantExecNpcg) {
        // Doesn't need flags gy, but they don't hurt
        separator2 = new RegExp("^" + separator.source + "$(?!\\s)", flags);
    }
    /* Values for `limit`, per the spec:
     * If undefined: 4294967295 // Math.pow(2, 32) - 1
     * If 0, Infinity, or NaN: 0
     * If positive number: limit = Math.floor(limit); if (limit > 4294967295) limit -= 4294967296;
     * If negative number: 4294967296 - Math.floor(Math.abs(limit))
     * If other: Type-convert, then use the above rules
     */
    limit = limit === undef ?
        -1 >>> 0 : // Math.pow(2, 32) - 1
        limit >>> 0; // ToUint32(limit)
    while (match = separator.exec(str)) {
        // `separator.lastIndex` is not reliable cross-browser
        lastIndex = match.index + match[0].length;
        if (lastIndex > lastLastIndex) {
            output.push(str.slice(lastLastIndex, match.index));
            // Fix browsers whose `exec` methods don't consistently return `undefined` for
            // nonparticipating capturing groups
            if (!compliantExecNpcg && match.length > 1) {
                match[0].replace(separator2, function () {
                    for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length - 2; i++) {
                        if (arguments[i] === undef) {
                            match[i] = undef;
                        }
                    }
                });
            }
            if (match.length > 1 && match.index < str.length) {
                Array.prototype.push.apply(output, match.slice(1));
            }
            lastLength = match[0].length;
            lastLastIndex = lastIndex;
            if (output.length >= limit) {
                break;
            }
        }
        if (separator.lastIndex === match.index) {
            separator.lastIndex++; // Avoid an infinite loop
        }
    }
    if (lastLastIndex === str.length) {
        if (lastLength || !separator.test("")) {
            output.push("");
        }
    } else {
        output.push(str.slice(lastLastIndex));
    }
    return output.length > limit ? output.slice(0, limit) : output;
};

// For convenience
String.prototype.split = function (separator, limit) {
    return self(this, separator, limit);
};

return self;
}();

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