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Description
The TEXTSPLIT function splits a text string into an array of substrings based on specified delimiters, and selects the fragment at the given index.
Syntax
TEXTSPLIT(text, delimiter, [instance_num], [match_mode], [match_end])
The TEXTSPLIT function syntax has the following arguments:
- text: Required. The text string to split.
- delimiter: Required. The character or characters that separate the substrings.
- instance_num: Optional. Specifies which occurrence of the delimiter to use. If omitted, the first occurrence is used.
- match_mode: Optional. Specifies whether to match case-sensitive or case-insensitive. Default is case-insensitive.
- match_end: Optional. If TRUE, returns text up to the end of the string; if FALSE, returns text up to the next delimiter.
Example
| Formula | Description | Result |
| =TEXTSPLIT("apple, banana, cherry", ", ") | Splits the text into an array of substrings using comma and space as delimiters. | {"apple", "banana", "cherry"} |
Errors
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