Split

CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE type_split IS TABLE OF VARCHAR2 (4000)


create or replace function split(p_list varchar2,p_sep varchar2 := ',') return type_split pipelined
IS
l_idx pls_integer;
v_list varchar2(4000) := p_list;
begin
loop
l_idx := instr(v_list,p_sep);
if l_idx > 0 then
pipe row(substr(v_list,1,l_idx-1));
v_list := substr(v_list,l_idx+length(p_sep));
else
pipe row(v_list);
exit;
end if;

end loop;


return;
end split;


select * from table(split('1,2,3,4,5'));