String split of the column in postgresql

String split of the column in postgresql we will be using split_part() function. With the help of split_part () function we will be splitting the string column . Let’s see how to

  • Split the string of the column in postgresql

Syntax of split_part():

split_part(colname,delimiter,splitnumber)

We will be using states table

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String split of the column in postgresql

String split of the column in postgresql is accomplished by using split_part () function as shown below

select *,split_part(state_name,' ',1) as s_name, split_part(state_name,' ',2) as s_code  
from states

We have splitted state_name column into s_name and s_code which has state name and state code respectively.  So the resultant table will be

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  • Sridhar Venkatachalam

    With close to 10 years on Experience in data science and machine learning Have extensively worked on programming languages like R, Python (Pandas), SAS, Pyspark.