# SPLIT

### Description

`SPLIT` splits a string by a separator and returns a list of the resulting parts. An optional third argument limits the maximum number of splits performed; the remaining unsplit portion is returned as the last element.

### Syntax

```
SPLIT(string, separator, max_splits?)
```

**Returns:** A list of strings.

### Example

```
SPLIT('a,b,c,d', ',')
```

This returns `['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']`.

### Example with max splits

```
SPLIT('a,b,c,d', ',', 2)
```

This returns `['a', 'b', 'c,d']` — only two splits are performed, so the remainder is kept as a single element.


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