Split function in sql server

Below function useful in sql server from split string.

create function dbo.Split(@String varchar(8000), @Delimiter char(1))
returns @temptable TABLE (id bigint identity(1,1),items varchar(8000))
as
begin
declare @idx int
declare @slice varchar(8000)

select @idx = 1
if len(@String)<1>

while @idx!= 0
begin
set @idx = charindex(@Delimiter,@String)
if @idx!=0
set @slice = left(@String,@idx - 1)
else
set @slice = @String

if(len(@slice)>0)
insert into @temptable(Items) values(@slice)

set @String = right(@String,len(@String) - @idx)
if len(@String) = 0 break
end
return
end


Example

select * from dbo.Split('abc efg', ' ')

OutPut
---------
abc
efg