What is the purpose of the Snowflake SPLIT TO_TABLE function?

The correct answer is C. To split a string and flatten the results into rows. SPLIT_TO_TABLE is a Snowflake table function that takes a string and a delimiter, splits the string into sub-strings, and returns each sub-string as a separate row in a result set. This makes it ideal for flattening delimited string values into a normalized tabular format. It…

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Options

ATo count the number of characters in a string
BTo split a string into an array of sub-strings
CTo split a string and flatten the results into rows
DTo split a string and flatten the results into columns

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A
2% (1)
C
93% (41)
D
5% (2)

Explanation

SPLIT_TO_TABLE is a Snowflake table function that takes a string and a delimiter, splits the string into sub-strings, and returns each sub-string as a separate row in a result set. This makes it ideal for flattening delimited string values into a normalized tabular format. It differs from the scalar SPLIT function (B), which returns an ARRAY rather than rows. Option A describes the LENGTH or LEN function. Option D is incorrect because the results are returned as rows (one per sub-string), not as columns-producing columns from splits would require conditional pivoting logic.

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