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Split string into elements of a row section (array)
Split string into elements of a row section (array)

Like other Albato tools, it is added between steps of an automation. To do this, click on the "+" and select the tool from the list.

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Written by Manuel Bernal
Updated over a week ago

How does this tool work?

Like other Albato tools, it is added between steps of automation. To do this, click on the '+' and select the tool from the list.


The tool has two required fields:

  1. String to split - specify a field from the previous steps to split.

  2. Delimiter - specify a symbol to divide the string into elements. Any symbol/set of symbols can be used as a delimiter.​


As a result of the tool, a user receives a row section - 'Split elements' - in the next step of the automation.


This section has one field that will contain these elements.

Below is a visualization of the tool's operation:

(We will show you how this tool works below)


string = 'name1;name2;name3'; // we get a string with several elements;
[
{result: 'name1'},
{result: 'name2'},
{result: 'name3'},
]
//We display the result as three strings in one section.

How the result of the tool will look:


All ';' symbols will divide the incoming string into the elements of a row section.
In the example of spreadsheets, the result will be either three lines in one cell or three rows separately.

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