Amazon Redshift will no longer support the creation of new Python UDFs starting Patch 198. Existing Python UDFs will continue to function until June 30, 2026. For more information, see the [ blog post ](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/amazon-redshift-python-user-defined-functions-will-reach-end-of-support-after-june-30-2026/). 

# SPLIT\_TO\_ARRAY function
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Uses a delimiter as an optional parameter. If no delimiter is present, then the default is a comma.

## Syntax
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```
SPLIT_TO_ARRAY( string, delimiter )
```

## Arguments
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 **string**   
The input string to be split.

 **delimiter**   
An optional value on which the input string will be split. The default is a comma.

## Return type
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The SPLIT\_TO\_ARRAY function returns a SUPER data value.

## Example
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The following example show the SPLIT\_TO\_ARRAY function.

```
SELECT SPLIT_TO_ARRAY('12|345|6789', '|');
     split_to_array
-------------------------
 ["12","345","6789"]
(1 row)
```

## See also
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+ [ARRAY function](r_array.md)
+ [ARRAY\_CONCAT function](r_array_concat.md)
+ [SUBARRAY function](r_subarray.md)
+ [ARRAY\_FLATTEN function](array_flatten.md)