split

Splits a string by a separator into an array of strings.

Syntax

split(separator, input)

or chained:

<string>.split(separator)

Arguments

• separator (string) - The delimiter to split on.

• input (string, optional when chained) - The string to split.

Examples

Chained usage

"a,b,c".split(",")
// ["a", "b", "c"]

Function call

split("-", "one-two-three")
// ["one", "two", "three"]

CLI usage — split a CSV-like field

$ echo '{"tags": "go,cli,json"}' | dasel -i json 'tags.split(",")'
[
    "go",
    "cli",
    "json"
]

Chained with other functions

"hello world".split(" ").first()
// "hello"