[discrete]
[[esql-split]]
=== `SPLIT`

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image::esql/functions/signature/split.svg[Embedded,opts=inline]

*Parameters*

`str`::
String expression. If `null`, the function returns `null`.

`delim`::
Delimiter. Only single byte delimiters are currently supported.

*Description*

Splits a single valued string into multiple strings.

include::types/split.asciidoc[]

*Example*

[source.merge.styled,esql]
----
include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=split]
----
[%header.monospaced.styled,format=dsv,separator=|]
|===
include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=split-result]
|===