emulating MySQL's substring_index() in PGSQL

Question

I would like to find an elegant way to emulate the behavior of MySQL\'s subtring_index() function in Postgres.

In MySQL, it\'s as easy as:

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Answer 1

Always take the time to skim the manuals.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/functions-string.html

If split_part(string text, delimiter text, field int) doesn't do what you want (and more, if I understand your MySQL function) then you'll need to explain where and why.