SPLIT

Splits a string into many strings.

Syntax

string SPLIT(string value, string splitChar)
string SPLIT(string value, string splitChar, int index)

Input

Object Data Type Description
value String The original string to look in.
splitChar String The character that splits the strings.
index Integer The item index to return.

Example

You have an array of email addresses separated by a "|" but want these separated:

SPLIT("jb@companya.com|js@companyb.com|sc@companyc.com","|")

Will return "jb@companya.com; js@companyb.com; sc@companyc.com".

or

You have an array of products separated by a "|" but only want to return the second product in the list:

SPLIT("DataSync|Ouvvi|Consulting|Support","|",2)

Will return "Ouvvi".

or

This could be used to gather the domain from an email with the combined use of the ARRAYINDEX function:

ARRAYINDEX(SPLIT("support@simego.com","@"),2)

Will return 'simego.com'.

or

This can be used to return the company name from an email address:

SPLIT((SPLIT("support@simego.com,"@",2)), ".", 1)

Will return "simego".