# Split String into different values

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-string-into-different-values/46013>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [21 May 2021 05:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-string-into-different-values/46013 "2021-05-21T05:03:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![trintp1999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@trintp1999](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/trintp1999)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2021 05:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-string-into-different-values/46013/1 "2021-05-21T05:03:20Z")

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Hi all, I have a String [10] " 12345". I wanna split that string into 2 value: humid and temp  
with humid = 123, temp = 45. What I have to do? Please help me! Tks.

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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2021 07:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-string-into-different-values/46013/2 "2021-05-21T07:05:51Z")

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If string is " 12345" with the space at front then in a function node would do the job..

```auto
msg.payload={humid:msg.payload.substr(1,3),temp:msg.payload.substr(4)};
return msg;

```

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**Author:** ![trintp1999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@trintp1999](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/trintp1999)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2021 07:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-string-into-different-values/46013/3 "2021-05-21T07:27:27Z")

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I don't know what does substr(1,3) & substr(4) mean? Could you explain it for me?

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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2021 07:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-string-into-different-values/46013/4 "2021-05-21T07:28:58Z")

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[https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref\_substr.asp](https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_substr.asp)

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**Author:** ![trintp1999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@trintp1999](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/trintp1999)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2021 07:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-string-into-different-values/46013/5 "2021-05-21T07:31:42Z")

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Thank you so much! I've understood that.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [20 July 2021 07:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-string-into-different-values/46013/6 "2021-07-20T07:32:04Z")

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