# String.split vs Enum.split\_with

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/string-split-vs-enum-split-with/50404>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** strings, enum\
**Created:** [September 20, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/string-split-vs-enum-split-with/50404 "2022-09-20T18:38:13Z")\
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The answer is probably in the question: because it’s fairly easy to assemble the desired solution and because it’s not preferable to devise a lot of list/stream combinators that can confuse people.

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