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MySQL query to split a column after specific characters?
To split a column after specific characters, use the SUBSTRING_INDEX() method −
select substring_index(yourColumnName,'-',-1) AS anyAliasName from yourTableName;
Let us first create a table −
mysql> create table DemoTable -> ( -> StreetName text -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.60 sec)
Insert some records in the table using insert command −
mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Paris Hill St.-CA-83745646') ;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.32 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable values('502 South Armstrong Street-9948443');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.20 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −
mysql> select *from DemoTable;
Output
This will produce the following output −
+------------------------------------+ | StreetName | +------------------------------------+ | Paris Hill St.-CA-83745646 | | 502 South Armstrong Street-9948443 | +------------------------------------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Following is the query to split a column after specific characters −
mysql> select substring_index(StreetName,'-',-1) AS Split from DemoTable;
Output
This will produce the following output −
+----------+ | Split | +----------+ | 83745646 | | 9948443 | +----------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Updated on: 30-Jun-2020
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