import java.util.regex.Pattern; import java.util.regex.Matcher; public class SplitDemo { private static final String REGEX = ":"; private static final String INPUT = "one:two:three:four:five"; public static void main(String[] args) { Pattern p = Pattern.compile(REGEX); String[] items = p.split(INPUT); for(String s : items) { System.out.println(s); } } }