# SplitString

| **Name**    | ***SplitString***                                                                                                 |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | SplitString (String str, String separator)                                                                        |
| Purpose     | To split a string into multiple parts along the separator string.                                                 |
| Description | Returns a structure containing individual string parts. This function returns up to 10 parts.                     |
| Return Type | String                                                                                                            |
| Parameters  | <p>str \[System.String] – String to split</p><p>separator \[System.String] – Separator for parsing the string</p> |

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(167\).png)

**Example**

In this example, we are passing the required parameters to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*str =* A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J

*separator =* ,

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(167\).png)

Right-click on the function transformation object and select *Preview Output.* You can see that Astera Data Stack has returned the split string.

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(168\).png)