30-seconds-of-code/snippets/stringToArrayOfWords.md

stringToArrayOfWords

Converts a given string into an array of words

Use String.split to convert the string to an array.

const stringToArrayOfWords = (str, pattern = /[\W_]+/) => str.split(pattern).filter(Boolean)

// stringToArrayOfWords("I love javaScript!!") -> ["I", "love", "javaScript"]
// stringToArrayOfWords("python, javaScript & coffee") -> ["python", "javaScript", "coffee"]