java - How to split an Acronym from it's Meaning in a String -

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i want able split string contains acronym , it's meaning in 2 strings.

for example:

string main = "bc before christ";

//do something.

string acronym = "bc";

string meaning = "before christ";

any appreciated, thanks! :)

you can use string.split this. there variant of split takes second parameter dictates how many times split (the size of returned array).

string arr[] = main.split(" ", 2);  string acronym = arr[0]; string meaning = arr[1];