ES|QL SPLIT function
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Splits a single valued string into multiple strings.
string- String expression. If
null, the function returnsnull. delim-
Delimiter. Only single byte delimiters are currently supported.
Split a single valued string into multiple strings.
| string | delim | result |
|---|---|---|
| keyword | keyword | keyword |
| keyword | text | keyword |
| text | keyword | keyword |
| text | text | keyword |
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] |