Js split function giving wrong result

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I was trying to split this string through "##" delimitter.

var historycookie = "8.4707417,77.0463719:Sector 14:Gurgaon##28.3952729,77.3238274:Sector 15:Faridabad";
var history = historycookie.split("##");
alert(history.length);alert(history[0])

The history.length alert is giving me result as 6. But ideally it should be 2. The history[0] alert is giving undefined. Please help me with this as I am not able to get why this is happening.

Your code works for me on JSFiddle. It alerts me with 2 then with the text before the ##. — Angelos Chalaris
– Angelos Chalaris, Commented Jun 14, 2016 at 16:50
Even your snippet is working for me -- EDIT : When you click on Run Snippet several times, the first value increments — tektiv
– tektiv, Commented Jun 14, 2016 at 16:51
Yes, is there any way i can make sure that the js/jquery split function is called? — Uday Khatry
– Uday Khatry, Commented Jun 14, 2016 at 16:52
What kind of server are you using? In some cases (like Coldfusion) # is a special character and could be causing odd behaviors as a result. — nurdyguy
– nurdyguy, Commented Jun 14, 2016 at 16:52
Related: Using the variable “name” doesn't work with a JS object. — Sebastian Simon
– Sebastian Simon, Commented Jun 14, 2016 at 17:00

Eytibi · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-14 16:54:29Z

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"History" (or even "history") is a defined by the browser and representing your history.

history.length; // is returning size of entries in your history
history[0]; // undefined, because it is not an array

Just change the name of the history variable.

edited Jun 14, 2016 at 16:54

answered Jun 14, 2016 at 16:52

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