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Breaking Text with Separators

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					{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><block type=\"string_split\" disabled=\"true\" x=\"-22\" y=\"337\"><value name=\"this\"><shadow type=\"text\" disabled=\"true\"><field name=\"TEXT\">this</field></shadow></value><value name=\"separator\"><shadow type=\"text\" disabled=\"true\"><field name=\"TEXT\"/></shadow></value></block></xml>"}
				
			

This block is used to break the text according to the separators.

Parameters: Screen Item/String

Output: String Array

Sample code:

				
					{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><variables><variable>find</variable><variable>list</variable><variable>index</variable></variables><block type=\"pxt-on-start\" x=\"67\" y=\"203\"><statement name=\"HANDLER\"><block type=\"variables_set\"><field name=\"VAR\">find</field><value name=\"VALUE\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"string_split\"><value name=\"this\"><shadow type=\"text\"><field name=\"TEXT\"/></shadow><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">list</field></block></value><value name=\"separator\"><block type=\"text\"><field name=\"TEXT\"/></block></value></block></value><next><block type=\"pxt_controls_for\"><value name=\"VAR\"><shadow type=\"variables_get_reporter\"><field name=\"VAR\">index</field></shadow></value><value name=\"TO\"><shadow type=\"math_whole_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"math_arithmetic\"><field name=\"OP\">MINUS</field><value name=\"A\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"lists_length\"><value name=\"VALUE\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">find</field></block></value></block></value><value name=\"B\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">1</field></shadow></value></block></value><statement name=\"DO\"><block type=\"basic_consoleLogText\"><value name=\"text\"><block type=\"lists_index_get\"><value name=\"LIST\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">find</field></block></value><value name=\"INDEX\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">index</field></block></value></block></value></block></statement></block></next></block></statement></block></xml>"}
				
			

The output:

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