SQL STRING_SPLIT Function

The SQL STRING_SPLIT function is used to split the string expressions using a specified separator, and its syntax is

STRING_SPLIT (String_Expression, Separator)

The list of arguments available for the method is:

• String_Expression: Please specify a valid String Expression
• Separator: This SQL Server function will use this separator to split the string_expression.

SQL String_Split Function Example

The following String query will split the declared string using empty spaces in between the words.

DECLARE @Expression varchar(50)
SET @Expression = 'Learn SQL Server at Tutorial Gateway For Free!' 

SELECT VALUE FROM STRING_SPLIT (@Expression, ' ')

In this example, we are going to use the String_Split to split the English Product Name column using space separator.

USE [AdventureWorksDW2017]
GO
SELECT  EnglishProductName, 
        VALUE 
FROM [DimProduct]
CROSS APPLY
	  STRING_SPLIT([EnglishProductName], ' ')

In this example, we are going to use SQL Server String_Split function to break the English Description column using a space separator.

USE [AdventureWorksDW2017]
GO
SELECT  EnglishDescription, 
        VALUE 
FROM [DimProduct]
CROSS APPLY
	  STRING_SPLIT([EnglishDescription], ' ')