import java.io.*; class Test { public static void main(String args[]) { String line = new String("banana*batata.pepino#alface_tomate@cenoura abacate/morango\\laranja"); for (String retval: line.split(" |#|@|_|\\\\|\\/|\\.|\\*") ){ System.out.println(retval); } } } //https://pt.stackoverflow.com/q/41990/101