java regex : Split function

Question

What this regex will do :

String[] lines = inputString.split("[\r]?\n");

It should have been written as `\r?\n`. The brackets are meaningless. — user2864740, Aug 06 '15 at 07:19
possible duplicate of [Reference - What does this regex mean?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22937618/reference-what-does-this-regex-mean) — Andy Brown, Aug 06 '15 at 07:24

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 06 '15 at 07:13

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It will get an array and in each rows you will have a line even if it's a Linux or Windows enconding

answered Aug 06 '15 at 07:13

mherbert

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