---
title: strings.split() function
description: strings.split() splits a string on a specified separator and returns an array of substrings.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/flux/v0/stdlib/strings/split/
estimated_tokens: 610
product: Flux
version: v0
---

# strings.split() function

-   Flux 0.18.0+
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`strings.split()` splits a string on a specified separator and returns an array of substrings.

##### Function type signature

```js
(t: string, v: string) => [string]
```

For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).

## Parameters

### v

(Required) String value to split.

### t

(Required) String value that acts as the separator.

## Examples

### Split a string into an array of substrings

```js
import "strings"

strings.split(v: "foo, bar, baz, quz", t: ", ")// Returns ["foo", "bar", "baz", "quz"]

```

#### Related

-   [strings.splitAfter() function](/flux/v0/stdlib/strings/splitafter/)
-   [strings.splitAfterN() function](/flux/v0/stdlib/strings/splitaftern/)
-   [strings.splitN() function](/flux/v0/stdlib/strings/splitn/)