VBScript Split Function

The Split function returns a zero-based, one-dimensional array that contains a specified number of substrings.

Syntax

Split(expression[,delimiter[,count[,compare]]])

Parameter	Description
expression	Required. A string expression that contains substrings and delimiters
delimiter	Optional. A string character used to identify substring limits. Default is the space character
count	Optional. The number of substrings to be returned. -1 indicates that all substrings are returned
compare	Optional. Specifies the string comparison to use.Can have one of the following values: 0 = vbBinaryCompare - Perform a binary comparison 1 = vbTextCompare - Perform a textual comparison

Examples

Example 1

<script type="text/vbscript">

a=Split("W3Schools is my favourite website")
for each x in a
    document.write(x & "<br />")
next

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

W3Schools
is
my
favourite
website

Example 2

Splitting the text using the delimeter parameter

<script type="text/vbscript">

a=Split("Brown cow, White horse, Yellow chicken",",")
for each x in a
     document.write(x & "<br />")
next

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

Brown cow
White horse
Yellow chicken

Example 3

Splitting the text using the delimeter parameter, and the count parameter

<script type="text/vbscript">

a=Split("W3Schools is my favourite website"," ",2)
for each x in a
     document.write(x & "<br />") 
next

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

W3Schools
is my favourite website

Example 4

Splitting the text using the delimeter parameter with a textual comparison:

<script type="text/vbscript">

a=Split("SundayMondayTuesdayWEDNESDAYThursdayFridaySaturday","day",-1,1)
for each x in a
       document.write(x & "<br />") 
next

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

Sun
Mon
Tues
WEDNES
Thurs
Fri
Satur

Example 5

Splitting the text using the delimeter parameter with a binary comparison:

<script type="text/vbscript"> 

a=Split("SundayMondayTuesdayWEDNESDAYThursdayFridaySaturday","day",-1,0)
for each x in a
     document.write(x & "<br />") 
next

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

Sun
Mon
Tues
WEDNESDAYThurs
Fri
Satur