String split

gistfile1.txt

airship1-2:tmp steven$ cat split.java 

class Split {

public static void main(String [] args) {
    String foo = "1::3";
    String[] parts = foo.split("::");
    for(int i =0; i < parts.length; i++) {
        System.out.println(parts[i]);
    }
}

}airship1-2:tmp steven$ javac split.java 
airship1-2:tmp steven$ java Split
1
3
airship1-2:tmp steven$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_26"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_26-b03-384-10M3425)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.1-b02-384, mixed mode)