Info

See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10474992/split-a-javascript-string-into-fixed-length-pieces

Preparation code

 
<script>
  Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {
    var a = "1234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412341234123412"
    
    function A(a) {
        var b = [];
        for(var i = 4; i < a.length; i += 4){ // length 4, for example
           b.push(a.slice(i-4, i));
        }
        b.push(a.slice(a.length - (4 - a.length % 4))); // last fragment
        return b;
    }
    
    function B(a) {
        return a.match(/(.{1,4})/g);
    }
    
    function C(a) {
        var size = 4
        return [].concat.apply([],
            a.split('').map(function(x,i){ return i%size ? [] : a.slice(i,i+size) }, a)
        );
    }
  };
</script>

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var chunks = A(a);

var chunks = B(a);

var chunks = C(a);

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Revisions

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• Revision 1: published on 7th May 2012
• Revision 2: published on 16th February 2013

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