# Split() doesn't! **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [May 22, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-doesnt/106593 "2025-05-22T19:11:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-doesnt/106593/1 "2025-05-22T19:11:35Z")
![split()](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/5/957db12f390da202df8df3372a091a4d247a1472.png) Why does this [split()](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/expression-functions/string/split) return 0 rows? The forum software autiomatically capitalises the first word of the question title. Who knew? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-doesnt/106593/2 "2025-05-22T19:13:31Z")
Split on `\\.` instead. It's a regex. (one backslash or two? who knows) ---
**Author:** ![ryan.white](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryan.white/32/73193_2.png) [@ryan.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryan.white)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-doesnt/106593/3 "2025-05-22T19:14:59Z")
> [@Kevin.Herron](#): > > (one backslash or two? who knows) Two, one backslash only increases the result to 1 row. ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-doesnt/106593/4 "2025-05-22T19:22:04Z")
Nope: ![split()2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/5/4568b219a7c796db42975d2e77250e3822cc346a.png) Can anyone show it to me working? ---
**Author:** ![ryan.white](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryan.white/32/73193_2.png) [@ryan.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryan.white)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-doesnt/106593/5 "2025-05-22T19:23:58Z")
> [@Transistor](#): > > Nope: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/b/abdd8137f1ad1c4b66b068c3944466d297aff7e4.png) ¯\_(ツ)\_/¯ works on my machine(8.1.44) /s ---
**Author:** ![Samuel\_Sueur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Samuel\_Sueur](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samuel_Sueur)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-doesnt/106593/6 "2025-05-22T19:28:29Z")
I concur, this works on 8.1.48 too! ---
**Author:** ![ryan.white](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryan.white/32/73193_2.png) [@ryan.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryan.white)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-doesnt/106593/7 "2025-05-22T19:29:03Z")
Character encoding funkiness? ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-doesnt/106593/8 "2025-05-22T19:50:23Z")
Hmph! I hit OK and reopened it and it worked! Thanks guys. `'[.]` also works because the dot is inside a character class (if anyone understands that). [2 ways to Split String with Dot (.) in Java using Regular Expression? Examples](https://javarevisited.blogspot.com/2016/02/2-ways-to-split-string-with-dot-in-java-using-regular-expression.html) I'll suggest a regex example to [docs@inductiveautomation.com](mailto:docs@inductiveautomation.com). ---
**Author:** ![mdemaris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mdemaris/32/54639_2.png) [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-doesnt/106593/9 "2025-05-22T20:59:44Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/6/1665b3b4eab0c8c7e0f384481a2aa7259451943d.png) works for me ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-doesnt/106593/10 "2025-05-23T23:55:07Z")
Can you please post code so that we can copy it, not a screenshot? 😜 Sorry I couldn't help myself! haha ---
**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/split-doesnt/106593/11 "2025-05-24T04:42:21Z")
Sometimes the bots don't follow their own advice. They're only bots you know! LOL