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`split` Function

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split Function

split produces a list by dividing a given string at all occurrences of a given separator.

hcl
split(separator, string)

Examples

shell-session
> split(",", "foo,bar,baz")
[
  "foo",
  "bar",
  "baz",
]
> split(",", "foo")
[
  "foo",
]
> split(",", "")
[
  "",
]
  • join performs the opposite operation: producing a string joining together a list of strings with a given separator.