Convert comma separated string to array in PL/SQL

Question

How do I convert a comma separated string to a array?

I have the input \'1,2,3\' , and I need to convert it into an array.

Answer 1

declare 
    v_str varchar2(100) := '1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,0,';
    v_str1 varchar2(100); 
    v_comma_pos number := 0;    
    v_start_pos number := 1;
begin             
    loop        
    v_comma_pos := instr(v_str,',',v_start_pos);   
    v_str1 := substr(v_str,v_start_pos,(v_comma_pos - v_start_pos)); 
    dbms_output.put_line(v_str1);     
    if  v_comma_pos = 0 then     
    v_str1 := substr(v_str,v_start_pos);  
    dbms_output.put_line(v_str1);    
    exit;
    end if;    
    v_start_pos := v_comma_pos + 1;  
    if  v_comma_pos = 0 then    
    exit;
    end if;       
    end loop; 
end;