split — GTM Variable Template for String

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split CORE String

Direct (.tpl) Apply (.tpl) Add to GTM

Splits a string into an array of substrings based on a delimiter, with an optional limit on the number of substrings.

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When to Use This

String Manipulation

Transform, clean, and normalize text data for consistent downstream processing.

Extraction

Pull specific values, segments, or patterns from complex data structures.

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Examples

Split by comma▶ Try

INPUT

String To Split: apple,banana,cherry
Delimiter: ,
Limit: undefined

OUTPUT

['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']

Split with limit▶ Try

INPUT

String To Split: hello world from paris
Delimiter:
Limit: 2

OUTPUT

['hello', 'world']

Non-string input returns empty array▶ Try

INPUT

String To Split: 12345
Delimiter: ,
Limit: undefined

OUTPUT

[]

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String To Split

💾 The string to split into substrings.

Supported formats:
  ✓ String

Delimiter

✂️ The delimiter used to split the string.

Supported formats:
  ✓ String

Limit

🎯 The maximum number of substrings to return (optional).

Supported formats:
  ✓ Number
  ✓ String

Input Setup

Input Function (optional)

⚙️ Optional pre-processing function applied to the input before internal logic (e.g., convert object to string, normalize case). Internal transformations such as case handling will still apply afterward.

Result Handling

Output Function (optional)

⚙️ Optional function to apply to the result before returning it (e.g., str => str + ' €', val => val !== undefined for boolean conversion). Useful for chaining transformations on the output.

String To Split string

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Test with:

Falsy undefined null "" empty 0 false NaN

Truthy true 42 "hello" {} empty [] empty {a:1} [1,2,3]

Delimiter string

Limit number

🔗 Result Handling — Chain Variables

Chain apply-mode variables to the output. Each variable receives the result of the previous one.

split()

+ Chain another variable

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Related Variables

Same category: String

→ charAt → collapseWhitespace → concat → countWordsInString → endsWith → extract → extractFirstSegment → extractNumber → fromBase64 → indexOf → left → matchAll → matchRegex → normalizeEmail → normalizePhone → padEnd → padStart → parseJSON → replaceAll → replaceAllWithRegex → replaceFirst → right → safeSplit → search → slice → slugify → startsWith → stripAccents → stripHtml → substringAfter → substringBefore → test → toBase64 → toCamelCase → toJsonString → toKebabCase → toLocaleLowerCase → toLocaleUpperCase → toLowerCase → toNumber → toSnakeCase → toStartCase → toString → toStringRepresentation → toUpperCase → toUpperFirst → trim → trimEnd → trimStart → truncate

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Under the Hood

📜 View Implementation Code

/**
 * Splits a string into substrings based on a delimiter, with an optional limit on the number of substrings.
 *
 * @param {string} data.src - The string to split.
 * @param {string} data.del - The delimiter used to split the string.
 * @param {number|string} data.lim - The maximum number of substrings to return (optional).
 * @param {Function|string} [data.out] - Optional output handler: function to transform result or string with format.
 *
 * Direct-mode specific parameters:
 * @param {Function} [data.pre] - Optional pre-processor function to transform src before splitting.
 *
 * @returns {Array} Returns an array of substrings, or an empty array if input is invalid.
 *
 * @framework ggLowCodeGTMKit
 */
const makeNumber = require('makeNumber');

const split = function(input, delimiter, limit) {
    if (typeof input !== 'string') return [];
    if (limit !== undefined) {
        const limitNum = makeNumber(limit);
        if (limitNum !== limitNum || limitNum < 0) return []; // NaN check and negative check
        return input.split(delimiter, limitNum);
    }
    return input.split(delimiter);
};
const safeFunction = fn => typeof fn === 'function' ? fn : x => x;
const out = safeFunction(data.out);
// ===============================================================================
// split - Direct mode
// ===============================================================================
const applyCast = (castFn, value) => safeFunction(castFn)(value);
const value = applyCast(data.pre, data.src);
return out(split(value, data.del, data.lim));
// ===============================================================================
// split(...) – Apply Mode
// ===============================================================================
/*
return function(value, delimiter, limit) {
   delimiter = data.rp1 ? delimiter : data.del;
   limit = data.rp2 ? limit : data.lim;
   return out(split(value, delimiter, limit));
};
*/

🧪 View Test Scenarios (5 tests)

✅ '[example] Split by comma'
✅ '[example] Split with limit'
✅ String with no delimiter found - should return array with original string
✅ Empty string - should return array with empty string
✅ '[example] Non-string input returns empty array'