code: public static List<String> split(String str, String separatorChars)
    {
      final String[] array = StringUtils.split(str, separatorChars);
  
      return Arrays.asList(array);
    }
docs: Split a string into a {@link List} of Strings, given the String
  of "seperator" characters.
  
  @param str
  @param separatorChars
  @return the split String as a List