How to split an input cell (varchar) into different different cell based on delimiter?

This function will split an input cell (varchar) into different in cell.



Please create below function:

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.fnSplit(
@sInputList VARCHAR(8000) ,
@sDelimiter VARCHAR(8000) = ','
) RETURNS @List TABLE (item VARCHAR(8000))
BEGIN
DECLARE @sItem VARCHAR(8000)
WHILE CHARINDEX(@sDelimiter,@sInputList,0) <> 0
BEGIN
SELECT
@sItem=RTRIM(LTRIM(SUBSTRING(@sInputList,1,CHARINDEX(@sDelimiter,@sInputList,0)-1))),
@sInputList=RTRIM(LTRIM(SUBSTRING(@sInputList,CHARINDEX(@sDelimiter,@sInputList,0)+LEN(@sDelimiter),LEN(@sInputList))))
IF LEN(@sItem) > 0
INSERT INTO @List SELECT @sItem
END
IF LEN(@sInputList) > 0
INSERT INTO @List SELECT @sInputList
RETURN
END

Use below syntax to use the function:

select * from dbo.fnSplit ('Input','Delimeter')


Example:


Below example will split ‘Hello,How,Are,You’ based on delimiter ‘,’

select * from dbo.fnSplit ('Hello,How,Are,You',',')


Expected Result:

Hello
How
Are
You