add split string to array function

src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/utils/index.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export * from './path-folder-name.function.js';
 export * from './selection-manager.js';
 export * from './udi-service.js';
 export * from './umbraco-path.function.js';
+export * from './split-string-to-array.js';
 
 declare global {
 	interface Window {

src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/utils/split-string-to-array.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/**
+ * Splits a string into an array using a specified delimiter,
+ * trims whitespace from each element, and removes empty elements.
+ *
+ * @param {string} string - The input string to be split and processed.
+ * @param {string} [split=','] - The delimiter used for splitting the string (default is comma).
+ * @returns {string[]} An array of non-empty, trimmed strings.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const result = splitStringToArray('one, two, three, ,five');
+ * // result: ['one', 'two', 'three', 'five']
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const customDelimiterResult = splitStringToArray('apple | orange | banana', ' | ');
+ * // customDelimiterResult: ['apple', 'orange', 'banana']
+ */
+export function splitStringToArray(string: string, split = ',') {
+	return (
+		string
+			.split(split)
+			.map((s) => s.trim())
+			.filter((s) => s.length > 0) ?? []
+	);
+}