SQL Server 2016, Invalid object name 'STRING_SPLIT'

Question

In SQL Server 2016 I receive this error with STRING_SPLIT function

SELECT * FROM STRING_SPLIT(\'a,b,c\',\',\')

Error:

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Answer 1

I was using Split_string, which felt grammatically correct in English, but my old eyes didn't see that it should be STRING_SPLIT ... so, if you're a bit mentally challenged like me, then check you've typed the command the right way! :)