Spliting a string based on Non Printable character

Hi,
i have a requirement where i have to split a String based in non printable character " MYU(ascii: 230);
es: ""This is to test æ raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa æ AAA010224544 æ 7118288888 æ
æ is a not printable character and its ascci is 230..
iam getting that string from form how to split it in Java..
Any suggestions...?

One of many ways
    String initString = "This is to test æ raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa æ AAA010224544 æ 7118288888 æ";
    String[] tokens = initString.split(String.valueOf((char)230));
    for (String string : tokens)
      System.out.println(string.trim());
    }

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