## `SPLIT` [esql-split] **Syntax** :::{image} ../../../../../images/split.svg :alt: Embedded :class: text-center ::: **Parameters** `string` : String expression. If `null`, the function returns `null`. `delim` : Delimiter. Only single byte delimiters are currently supported. **Description** Split a single valued string into multiple strings. **Supported types** | string | delim | result | | --- | --- | --- | | keyword | keyword | keyword | | keyword | text | keyword | | text | keyword | keyword | | text | text | keyword | **Example** ```esql ROW words="foo;bar;baz;qux;quux;corge" | EVAL word = SPLIT(words, ";") ``` | words:keyword | word:keyword | | --- | --- | | foo;bar;baz;qux;quux;corge | [foo,bar,baz,qux,quux,corge] |