import java.util.Arrays;
public class Main{
public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception{
String testStr = "This;:, is:;:;:;. a!:; test?";
System.out.println("Original string: " + testStr);
String[] result = testStr.split("[.,!?:;]+\\s*");
System.out.print("Split on various punctuation: ");
System.out.println(Arrays.toString(result));
}
}
/*
Original string: This;:, is:;:;:;. a!:; test?
Split on various punctuation: [This, is, a, test]
*/