How to split the name string in mysql?

Question

How to split the name string in mysql ?

E.g.:

name
-----
Sachin ramesh tendulkar
Rahul dravid

Split the name like firstname

Answer 1

DELIMITER $$

DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS `split_name`$$

CREATE FUNCTION split_name (p_fullname TEXT, p_part INTEGER)
RETURNS TEXT
    READS SQL DATA
BEGIN
    DECLARE v_words INT UNSIGNED;
    DECLARE v_name TEXT;

    SET p_fullname=RTRIM(LTRIM(p_fullname));

    SET v_words=(SELECT SUM(LENGTH(p_fullname) - LENGTH(REPLACE(p_fullname, ' ', ''))+1));

    IF v_words=1 THEN 
        IF p_part=1 THEN
            SET v_name=p_fullname;
        ELSEIF p_part=2 THEN
            SET v_name=NULL;
        ELSEIF p_part=3 THEN
            SET v_name=NULL;
        ELSE
            SET v_name=NULL;
        END IF; 
    ELSEIF v_words=2 THEN 
        IF p_part=1 THEN
            SET v_name=SUBSTRING(p_fullname, 1, LOCATE(' ', p_fullname) - 1);
        ELSEIF p_part=2 THEN
            SET v_name=SUBSTRING(p_fullname, LOCATE(' ', p_fullname) + 1);
        ELSEIF p_part=3 THEN
            SET v_name=NULL;
        ELSE
            SET v_name=NULL;
        END IF; 
    ELSEIF v_words=3 THEN 
        IF p_part=1 THEN
            SET v_name=SUBSTRING(p_fullname, 1, LOCATE(' ', p_fullname) - 1);
        ELSEIF p_part=2 THEN
            SET p_fullname=SUBSTRING(p_fullname, LOCATE(' ', p_fullname) + 1);
            SET v_name=SUBSTRING(p_fullname, 1, LOCATE(' ', p_fullname) - 1);
        ELSEIF p_part=3 THEN
            SET p_fullname=REVERSE (SUBSTRING(p_fullname, LOCATE(' ', p_fullname) + 1));
            SET p_fullname=SUBSTRING(p_fullname, 1, LOCATE(' ', p_fullname) - 1);
            SET v_name=REVERSE(p_fullname);
        ELSE
            SET v_name=NULL;
        END IF; 
    ELSEIF v_words>3 THEN 
        IF p_part=1 THEN
            SET v_name=SUBSTRING(p_fullname, 1, LOCATE(' ', p_fullname) - 1);
        ELSEIF p_part=2 THEN
            SET p_fullname=REVERSE(SUBSTRING(p_fullname, LOCATE(' ', p_fullname) + 1));
            SET p_fullname=SUBSTRING(p_fullname, LOCATE(' ', p_fullname,SUBSTRING_INDEX(p_fullname,' ',1)+1) + 1);
            SET v_name=REVERSE(p_fullname);
        ELSEIF p_part=3 THEN
            SET p_fullname=REVERSE (SUBSTRING(p_fullname, LOCATE(' ', p_fullname) + 1));
            SET p_fullname=SUBSTRING(p_fullname, 1, LOCATE(' ', p_fullname) - 1);
            SET v_name=REVERSE(p_fullname);
        ELSE
            SET v_name=NULL;
        END IF;
    ELSE
        SET v_name=NULL;
    END IF;
 RETURN v_name; 
END;

SELECT split_name('Md. Obaidul Haque Sarker',1) AS first_name,
split_name('Md. Obaidul Haque Sarker',2) AS middle_name,
split_name('Md. Obaidul Haque Sarker',3) AS last_name