# What is handle as stream check box in split not does?
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-is-handle-as-stream-check-box-in-split-not-does/26913
**Category:** General
**Created:** [19 May 2020 11:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-is-handle-as-stream-check-box-in-split-not-does/26913 "2020-05-19T11:14:02Z")
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### Author:  [@ab73863](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ab73863)
#### Post date: [19 May 2020 11:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-is-handle-as-stream-check-box-in-split-not-does/26913/1 "2020-05-19T11:14:03Z")
I was trying to understand the split node and I stumbled up on this option check box which mentions "handle as stream" for splitting a string.
Could anyone share me an example for understanding this feature of split node.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [19 May 2020 11:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-is-handle-as-stream-check-box-in-split-not-does/26913/2 "2020-05-19T11:26:07Z")
Easiest way it to try it & read the built in help...
Im not saying you - but a lot of people dont know about the build in help.
Hope that - erm - helps 🙂
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### Author:  [@ab73863](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ab73863)
#### Post date: [19 May 2020 11:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-is-handle-as-stream-check-box-in-split-not-does/26913/3 "2020-05-19T11:44:45Z")
Thanks @Steve-Mcl .
My bad . Haven't noticed the help on the info section and was looking all around the world for explaination. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [19 May 2020 11:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-is-handle-as-stream-check-box-in-split-not-does/26913/4 "2020-05-19T11:50:04Z")
Honesty, at times I wonder should I say something - surely people have noticed the built in help? Turns out I am wrong and they didn't notice it.
Not sure how it could be made more prominent or obvious TBH - any ideas?
Glad it helped anyhow.
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [19 May 2020 12:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-is-handle-as-stream-check-box-in-split-not-does/26913/5 "2020-05-19T12:02:36Z")
Hopefully the new separate help info tab in 1.1 may help.... but still can't force people to read it.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [19 May 2020 12:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-is-handle-as-stream-check-box-in-split-not-does/26913/6 "2020-05-19T12:04:22Z")
I'm gonna do an [intro.js](https://introjs.com/) job on my node-red fork - see what it looks like haha
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [2 June 2020 12:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-is-handle-as-stream-check-box-in-split-not-does/26913/7 "2020-06-02T12:04:22Z")
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