# splitPart

Splits the input string by a delimiter and returns one element from the result.

Pinot supports both `splitPart(str, delimiter, index)` and `splitPart(str, delimiter, limit, index)`. The snake-case alias `split_part(...)` is also accepted. The index is 0-based. Negative indices count from the end of the split result.

## Signature

```sql
splitPart(str, delimiter, index)
splitPart(str, delimiter, limit, index)
```

## Parameters

* `str`: Input string to split.
* `delimiter`: Delimiter used to split the string.
* `index`: 0-based element index. Negative values count from the end.
* `limit`: Optional split limit applied before selecting the element.

## Returns

Returns the selected string element. If the index is out of bounds, Pinot returns the string literal `"null"`.

## Usage examples

These examples are derived from `StringFunctionsTest`.

```sql
SELECT splitPart('org.apache.pinot.common.function', '.', 2) AS value
```

Returns:

```
pinot
```

```sql
SELECT splitPart('org.apache.pinot.common.function', '.', -1) AS value
```

Returns:

```
function
```

```sql
SELECT splitPart('org.apache.pinot.common.function', '.', 3, -3) AS value
```

Returns:

```
org
```

## Notes

* The 4-argument form applies the split limit first and then looks up the requested index.
* Multi-character delimiters are supported.
* Empty input strings return `"null"` when the delimiter is non-empty.


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