## Name

Split — Sorts the contents of the message

## Usage

The Split pattern breaks a message into a number of smaller messages based on an expression. When used in routes whose exchange pattern is in-out, the Split pattern can either return a copy of the original message or use an aggregation strategy to recombine the responses into a reply.

## Properties

Table 29 describes the properties you can specify using the properties editor.

Table 29. Split Properties

Name | Description
--- | ---
Expression | Specifies the expression used to split the message.
language | Specifies the expression language used to process the expression.
Inherit Error Handler | Specifies whether the node should use the error handler configured for the route. The default is `Disabled`.
On Prepare Ref | Specifies a reference to a bean implementing a custom `onPrepare` processor that processes the original message before/ it is split up and passed to the next step in the route. This property enables you to deep clone mutable message bodies, so the splitter creates separate, self-contained fragments of the message. You can use this property to execute any kind of logic on a message exchange.
Timeout | Specifies the amount of time, in milliseconds, the node will attempt to deliver a message before timing out.
Share Unit of Work | Specifies whether all of the resulting exchanges are considered a single shared unit of work. The default is `Disabled`.
Parallel Processing | Specifies whether the splitter can send messages to multiple destinations concurrently. The default is `Disabled`.
Stop On Exception | Specifies whether the node will stop all processing if one of the endpoints receiving a message throws an exception. The default is `Disabled`.
Executor Service Ref | Specifies a reference for looking up the `executorService` to use for thread pool management.
Strategy Ref | Specifies a reference for looking up the `AggregationStrategy` in the registry.
Streaming | Specifies whether the splitter works in streaming mode. The default is `Disabled`.
Id | Specifies a unique identifier for the endpoint. The Id can be used to refer to the endpoint in the Camel XML file.
Description | Specifies a text description for the node. This description is included in the generated XML file, but it is informational only. It is not used by Apache Camel.

## Related topics

Expression and Predicates Languages
Configuring the route editor