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# TEXTSPLIT

Splits text by a given delimiter to an array of multiple cells.

Enter the formula as an array formula. Hint: enter formula using keys Ctrl + Shift + Enter.

### Syntax

TEXTSPLIT(Text [; Column Delimiter [; Row Delimiter [; Ignore Empty [; Match Mode [; Pad With ]]]]])

Text: (optional) the text to split.

Column Delimiter: (optional) the text to delimit the columns. Multiple delimiters can be supplied.

Row Delimiter: (optional) the text to delimit the rows. Multiple delimiters can be supplied.

Ignore Empty: (optional) set to TRUE to ignore consecutive delimiters otherwise creates an empty cell. The default to FALSE.

Match mode: (optional) set to 1 to perform a case-insensitive match otherwise does a case-sensitive match. The default to 0.

Pad with: (optional) the value with which to pad. The default is #N/A.

Any of the optional arguments can be omitted. An optional argument requires all preceding separators to be present.

### Examples

If cell A1 contains "AA,BB,,CC/DD,EE,FF/GG,HH,II,JJ", then

{=TEXTSPLIT(A1;",";"/";FALSE();1;"@@@")} returns the following array:

AA | BB |  | CC
DD | EE | FF | @@@
GG | HH | II | JJ

#### Technical information

This function is available since LibreOfficeDev 25.8.

This function is NOT part of the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) Version 1.3. Part 4: Recalculated Formula (OpenFormula) Format standard. The name space is

COM.MICROSOFT.TEXTSPLIT

Related Topics

TEXTSPLIT wiki page.

TEXTJOIN