CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE STRING_FNC
IS
TYPE t_array IS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(50)
INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
FUNCTION SPLIT (p_in_string VARCHAR2, p_delim VARCHAR2) RETURN t_array;
END;
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY STRING_FNC
IS
FUNCTION SPLIT (p_in_string VARCHAR2, p_delim VARCHAR2) RETURN t_array
IS
i number :=0;
pos number :=0;
lv_str varchar2(50) := p_in_string;
strings t_array;
BEGIN
-- determine first chuck of string
pos := instr(lv_str,p_delim,1,1);
-- while there are chunks left, loop
WHILE ( pos != 0) LOOP
-- increment counter
i := i + 1;
-- create array element for chuck of string
strings(i) := substr(lv_str,1,pos-1);
strings(i) := func_sc_param('trigger_object',strings(i));
-- remove chunk from string
lv_str := substr(lv_str,pos+1,length(lv_str));
-- determine next chunk
pos := instr(lv_str,p_delim,1,1);
-- no last chunk, add to array
IF pos = 0 THEN
lv_str := func_sc_param('trigger_object', lv_str);
strings(i+1) := lv_str;
END IF;
END LOOP;
-- return array
RETURN strings;
END SPLIT;
END;
--------
declare
str string_fnc.t_array;
begin
str := string_fnc.split('4|11|6|3','|');
for i in 1..str.count loop
dbms_output.put_line(str(i));
end loop;
end;