sql split string code example

Example 1: sql server 2016 split string

SELECT value FROM STRING_SPLIT('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.', ' ');

Example 2: create table split string function in sql server

SELECT 
    first_name, 
    last_name,
    value phone
FROM 
    sales.contacts
    CROSS APPLY STRING_SPLIT(phones, ',');

Example 3: split string by comma in sql server

CREATE FUNCTION Split
(
  @delimited nvarchar(max),
  @delimiter nvarchar(100)
) RETURNS @t TABLE
(
-- Id column can be commented out, not required for sql splitting string
  id int identity(1,1), -- I use this column for numbering splitted parts
  val nvarchar(max)
)
AS
BEGIN
  declare @xml xml
  set @xml = N'<root><r>' + replace(@delimited,@delimiter,'</r><r>') + '</r></root>'

  insert into @t(val)
  select
    r.value('.','varchar(max)') as item
  from @xml.nodes('//root/r') as records(r)

  RETURN
END
GO

Example 4: sql split string by space

SELECT SUBSTRING('please notify the sender at the e-mail address above',0,30 +
charindex(' ',SUBSTRING('please notify the sender at the e-mail address above',31,len('please notify the sender at the e-mail address above')))
 )
 as part1,
 
 SUBSTRING('please notify the sender at the e-mail address above',30+ charindex(' ',SUBSTRING('please notify the sender at the e-mail address above',31,len('please notify the sender at the e-mail address above'))),len('please notify the sender at the e-mail address above')) as part2