Split Function in Compose Returning a String

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Posted on by orangeprince000

I have the following function in a Compose step:

split(variables('ChunkOfText'), '/n')

It doesn't matter what kind of delimiter I use, when I try to use the output into an array, I get an error message saying the output is invalid because it's a String. I'm probably missing a step-- any help?

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v-yueyun-msft Microsoft Employee on at

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Hi , @orangeprince000

Please try to use this code [decodeUriComponent('%0A') means '\n']:

split(variables('ChunkOfText'), decodeUriComponent('%0A'))

split(string( variables('ChunkOfText')) , decodeUriComponent('%0A'))

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Unfortunately I'm still getting the same error.
Muralidharan 340 on at

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Please follow the below flow.

Expression used in Set variable: split( variables('ChunkOfText') , decodeUriComponent('%0A'))
The output:
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Just bumping this up
Nived_Nambiar 18,138 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi @orangeprince000

Without running, could you show how you have initialized the array with value ?

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I had the same issue, in my case there was an extra space before the the split expression in the compose action, so make sure there are no extra spaces before where you inserted the expression in the compose