parse_csv

The parse_csv function splits a given string representing a single record of comma-separated values and returns a string array with these values.

Syntax

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    parse_csv( Source )

Arguments

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• Source: The source string representing a single record of comma-separated values.

Results

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A string array that contains the split values.

Embedded line feeds, commas, and quotes may be escaped using the double quotation mark "". This function doesn’t support multiple records per row (only the first record is taken).

Examples

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This example splits a simple comma-separated phrase to a simple array:

print theData="Hello, world" | extend parsed_data=parse_csv(theData) | render event

This example:

parse_csv('aa,"b,b,b",cc,"Escaping quotes: ""Title""","line1\nline2"')

…returns:

[
  "aa",
  "b,b,b",
  "cc",
  "Escaping quotes: "Title"",
  "line1\nline2"
]

This example:

parse_csv('record1,a,b,c\nrecord2,x,y,z')

…returns:

[
  "record1",
  "a",
  "b",
  "c"
]