split method

List<String> split (String path)

Splits path into its components using the current platform's separator. Example:

context.split('path/to/foo'); // -> ['path', 'to', 'foo']

The path will not be normalized before splitting.

context.split('path/../foo'); // -> ['path', '..', 'foo']

If path is absolute, the root directory will be the first element in the array. Example:

// Unix
context.split('/path/to/foo'); // -> ['/', 'path', 'to', 'foo']

// Windows
context.split(r'C:\path\to\foo'); // -> [r'C:\', 'path', 'to', 'foo']

Implementation 

List<String> split(String path) {
  var parsed = _parse(path);
  // Filter out empty parts that exist due to multiple separators in a row.
  parsed.parts = parsed.parts.where((part) => !part.isEmpty).toList();
  if (parsed.root != null) parsed.parts.insert(0, parsed.root);
  return parsed.parts;
}