Split to JSON Array

Split text into a JSON array.

Splits on a separator into a JSON string array. Unlike JSON Array Join this splits. Empty fails.

What Split to JSON Array does

Splits on a separator into a JSON string array. Unlike JSON Array Join this splits. Empty fails.

This URL is only for Split to JSON Array (convert · split to json array). Split text into a JSON array. Other Convert tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Split to JSON Array alone: Splits on a separator into a JSON string array. Unlike JSON Array Join this splits. Empty fails.

How to use Split to JSON Array

  1. Keep this tab on Split to JSON Array (/convert/split-to-json-array). Pasting into the wrong Convert tool (for example JSON Array Join) changes the job.
  2. Paste or type the input Split to JSON Array expects. Path hint: convert · split to json array. Split text into a JSON array.
  3. Apply the Split to JSON Array action only. Lines to JSON Array is a different transform (Wrap lines as a JSON array.). Splits on a separator into a JSON string array. Unlike JSON Array Join this splits. Empty fails.
  4. Copy the output of Split to JSON Array if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Text + separator.
  5. If the text job is actually Join a JSON array with a separator., leave Split to JSON Array and open JSON Array Join.

When not to use Split to JSON Array

Skip Split to JSON Array when a neighbor tool matches better — start with JSON Array Join or Lines to JSON Array — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Splits on a separator into a JSON string array. Unlike JSON Array Join this splits. Empty fails.

Questions about Split to JSON Array

What does Split to JSON Array do that other Convert pages on this site do not?
Splits on a separator into a JSON string array. Unlike JSON Array Join this splits. Empty fails. Short version: Split text into a JSON array.
Does Split to JSON Array upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
No. Split to JSON Array runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Text + separator.
Should I use JSON Array Join instead of Split to JSON Array?
Use Split to JSON Array when you need Split text into a JSON array. Use JSON Array Join when you need Join a JSON array with a separator. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Split to JSON Array?
Text + separator. Also: Splits on a separator into a JSON string array. Unlike JSON Array Join this splits. Empty fails.