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title: "Discussion on \"Leading empty tokens: Java String.split vs Apache Commons StringUtils.split\" | Hashnode"
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Java String.split and Apache StringUtils.split behave differently with empty tokens. This post explains edge cases and correct usage patterns.

May 8 · 2 min read · tvpadmanabhan.hashnode.dev  
Updated May 14  
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