scala puzzle

[juan_gandhi]

scala> "abc|def" split "|"
res4: Array[String] = Array("", a, b, c, |, d, e, f)

Answer:

scala> "abc|def" split "\\|"
res5: Array[String] = Array(abc, def)

Comments

[alexey-rom.livejournal.com]

Ну это всё-таки Java puzzle.

[nine_k]

If I were them I'd make regexp a separate string type, buildable from plain strings but distinct for type-checking purposes.