print( "a:b:c:d:e:".split( "" ) );

print( "a:b:c:d:e:".split( ":" ) );

print( "a:b::c:d::e::f:g::h:i".split( "::" ) );

print( "---" );

print( "a:b:c:d:e:".split( "", 3 ) );

print( "a:b:c:d:e:".split( ":", 3 ) );

print( "a:b::c:d::e::f:g::h:i".split( "::", 3 ) );

print( "---" );

print( "ёЁйЙьЬъЪ".split( "" ) );
print( "ёЁйЙьЬъЪ".split( "", 3 ) );


print( "---" );

// Max splits 0 means return array of 1 element (ie the input string itself)
print( "a;bb;ccc.dddd,eeeee".split( ";", 0 ) );