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Function: lines()

lines(str): string[]

Defined in: string/extract/index.ts:90

Splits a string into an array of lines.

Handles different line ending styles (\n, \r\n, \r).

Parameters​

str​

string

The string to split

Returns​

string[]

Array of lines

Example​

lines('hello\nworld')
// => ['hello', 'world']

lines('line1\r\nline2\r\nline3')
// => ['line1', 'line2', 'line3']

lines('single line')
// => ['single line']

// Use with pipe
pipe(
  multilineText,
  lines,
  R.filter(line => !isEmpty(line)),
  R.map(trim)
)

See​

words - to split by words