Split a String into an Array Using the split Method \s

JavaScript
1

Hi there, I would like to know why simply \s as for RegEx for whitespace did not work.
Your code so far


function splitify(str) {
  // Add your code below this line
    let x= str.split(/\s/);
    return x;

  // Add your code above this line
}
splitify("Hello World,I-am code");
    console.log(splitify);

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Link to the challenge:
https://learn.freecodecamp.org/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/functional-programming/split-a-string-into-an-array-using-the-split-method

2

It’s doing what it should do. Splitting by whitespace.

What behavior are you expecting? If you think it should split by words, this regex won’t work because this string includes a comma and dash.

3

Interesting. I might have a terminology problem. I thought ‘whitespace’ meant space, dash, underline, etc.?

4

Nope.

White space means any number of blank spaces.

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