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title: words
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tags: string,regexp,intermediate
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---
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Converts a given string into an array of words.
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Use `String.prototype.split()` with a supplied pattern (defaults to non-alpha as a regexp) to convert to an array of strings. Use `Array.prototype.filter()` to remove any empty strings.
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Omit the second argument to use the default regexp.
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```js
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const words = (str, pattern = /[^a-zA-Z-]+/) => str.split(pattern).filter(Boolean);
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```
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```js
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words('I love javaScript!!'); // ["I", "love", "javaScript"]
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words('python, javaScript & coffee'); // ["python", "javaScript", "coffee"]
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``` |