code: public String[] getItems() throws Exception {
      String[] 	result;
  
      if (getCustomDelimiter().isEmpty())
        result = Utils.splitOptions(getList());
      else
        result = getList().split(getCustomDelimiter());
  
      return result;
    }
docs: Splits the list string using the appropriate delimiter.
  
  @return		the list items
  @throws Exception	if the splitting fails