versioned_docs/version-2.0/sql-manual/sql-functions/table-functions/explode-split.md

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{
    "title": "EXPLODE_SPLIT",
    "language": "en"
}
---

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## explode_split

### description
#### syntax

`explode_split(str, delimiter)`

Table functions must be used in conjunction with Lateral View.

Split a string into multiple substrings according to the specified delimiter.

grammar:

```
explode_split(str, delimiter)
```

### example

Original table data:

```
mysql> select * from example1 order by k1;
+------+---------+
| k1   | k2      |
+------+---------+
|    1 |         |
|    2 | NULL    |
|    3 | ,       |
|    4 | 1       |
|    5 | 1,2,3   |
|    6 | a, b, c |
+------+---------+
```

Lateral View:

```
mysql> select k1, e1 from example1 lateral view explode_split(k2, ',') tmp1 as e1 where k1 = 1 order by k1, e1;
+------+------+
| k1   | e1   |
+------+------+
|    1 |      |
+------+------+

mysql> select k1, e1 from example1 lateral view explode_split(k2, ',') tmp1 as e1 where k1 = 2 order by k1, e1;
Empty set

mysql> select k1, e1 from example1 lateral view explode_split(k2, ',') tmp1 as e1 where k1 = 3 order by k1, e1;
+------+------+
| k1   | e1   |
+------+------+
|    3 |      |
+------+------+

mysql> select k1, e1 from example1 lateral view explode_split(k2, ',') tmp1 as e1 where k1 = 4 order by k1, e1;
+------+------+
| k1   | e1   |
+------+------+
|    4 | 1    |
+------+------+

mysql> select k1, e1 from example1 lateral view explode_split(k2, ',') tmp1 as e1 where k1 = 5 order by k1, e1;
+------+------+
| k1   | e1   |
+------+------+
|    5 | 2    |
|    5 | 3    |
|    5 | 1    |
+------+------+

mysql> select k1, e1 from example1 lateral view explode_split(k2, ',') tmp1 as e1 where k1 = 6 order by k1, e1;
+------+------+
| k1   | e1   |
+------+------+
|    6 |  b   |
|    6 |  c   |
|    6 | a    |
+------+------+
```

### keywords

explode,split,explode_split