Prior to Java 1.4 we use StringTokenizer to split a tokenized string, for example a comma separated string. In Java 1.4 or later the String class introduce a String.split(String regex) method that simplify this process.
Below is a code sample how to do it.
package org.kodejava.sample.java.lang;
public class StringSplit
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
String data = "1,Diego Maradona,Footballer,Argentina";
String[] items = data.split(",");
for (String item : items)
{
System.out.println("item = " + item);
}
}
}