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We know that we can split the string by the method , split(String regex);

Besides , there is a another overloading function , split(String regex , int limit) , to achieve this purpose.

If the limit n is greater than zero then the pattern will be applied at most n - 1 times.

for example : 

String str = "abc bcd cde def";

String[] strSplit = str.split(" " , 2);

then the str will be split to "abc" , "bcd cde def";

if we set the limit equal to 3 , that is:

String[] strSplit = str.split(" " , 3);

then the str will be split to "abc" , "bcd" ,"cde def";