title: Error using split() with curly braces "{"
body: <p>There is an issue using <code>split()</code> with <strong>curly braces</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code> String[] values = str_bj.split("{"); 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>i need to split string with <strong><code>{</code></strong> but it throws an error at runtime .......</p>
  
  <p>Error:: </p>
  
  <pre><code>05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.obj/com.obj.ObjectDemoActivity}: java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException: Syntax error U_REGEX_BAD_INTERVAL near index 2:
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802): /{
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):   ^
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2663)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2679)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2300(ActivityThread.java:125)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2033)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802): Caused by: java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException: Syntax error U_REGEX_BAD_INTERVAL near index 2:
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802): /{
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):   ^
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at com.ibm.icu4jni.regex.NativeRegEx.open(Native Method)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at java.util.regex.Pattern.compileImpl(Pattern.java:383)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at java.util.regex.Pattern.&lt;init&gt;(Pattern.java:341)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at java.util.regex.Pattern.compile(Pattern.java:358)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at java.lang.String.split(String.java:2044)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at com.obj.ObjectDemoActivity.onCreate(ObjectDemoActivity.java:21)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2627)
  05-23 16:01:30.232: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6802):     ... 11 more
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It seems to work OK with other characters, but not <code>{</code></p>