left-split

Split string capture group is captured to the left hand array item.

Capturing parenthesis return the separator as a distinct array element. left-split puts it at the end of the left hand array item.

Install

npm install left-split

Usage

leftsplit = require('left-split')

'foo bar'.split(/(\s)/)
// => ['foo', ' ', 'bar']

leftsplit('foo bar', /(\s)/)
// => ['foo ', 'bar']

'foo\nbar\n'.split(/(\r?\n)/)
// => ['foo', '\n', 'bar', '\n', '']

leftsplit('foo\nbar\n', /(\r?\n)/)
// => ['foo\n', 'bar\n', '']