Split String at Space ,Except if it is not in double qoutes
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String str= "abc \"peter micheal\" Jean \"Patrick David\" Richards";
String[] tempArr = str.split("[ ]+(?=([^\"]*\"[^\"]*\")*[^\"]*$)");
for(String string : tempArr) {
System.out.println(string);
}
}
}
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Output:
abc
"peter micheal"
Jean
"Patrick David"
Richards
