var names="Harry Trump ;Fred Barney; Helen Rigby ; Bill Abel ;Chris Hand ";
var re=/\s*;\s*/;
console.log(names);
var newlist=names.split(re);
console.log(newlist);
var names="Harry Trump ;Fred Barney; Helen Rigby ; Bill Abel ;Chris Hand ";
var re=/\s*;\s*/;
console.log(names);
var newlist=names.split(re);
console.log(newlist);