extraction from a string

[mickey0]

OK see I assume split is the only chance; now: what's the best?

		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		for (int ii=0; ii < 1000; ii++ ){
			sb.append("home" + ".");
		}
		sb.replace(sb.length()-1, sb.length()-1, "");
		String[] sp =  sb.toString().split("[.]");
                 //way 1
		for (int i=0;  i < sp.length && i<=2; i++)
			  System.out.println (  sp[sp.length-1-i] );		

                //way2
		List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>( Arrays.asList(sb.toString().split("[.]") ));		
		for (int q=0; q < 3; q++) {			
			System.out.println(  list.remove( list.size() -1 ) );			
		}

way1 or way2? I would prefer a stack but I'm not able to convert the split string in a stack<String>

thanks