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SPLIT_TO_ARRAY function - Amazon Redshift
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SPLIT_TO_ARRAY function

Uses a delimiter as an optional parameter. If no delimiter is present, then the default is a comma.

Syntax

SPLIT_TO_ARRAY( string, delimiter )

Arguments

string

The input string to be split.

delimiter

An optional value on which the input string will be split. The default is a comma.

Return type

The SPLIT_TO_ARRAY function returns a SUPER data value.

Example

The following example show the SPLIT_TO_ARRAY function.

SELECT SPLIT_TO_ARRAY('12|345|6789', '|');
     split_to_array
-------------------------
 ["12","345","6789"]
(1 row)

See also