## Syntax
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Start((START)) --> CSVDECODE[CSVDECODE]:::quoted
CSVDECODE --> End((END))
```
## Purpose
The `CSVDECODE` SQL function returns the input text decoded as CSV adhering to RFC 4180:
- field separator `,`
- record separator CR, LF and CR/LF
- quoting character `"`
- escaped quoting character `\"`
- no headers
See also [[CSVENCODE]].
Parameters:
- Input (`varchar2`): the input which will be decoded from CSV to text.
Returns: A text which is the CSV decoded input as `varchar2`.
## Examples
The following example retrieves the text representation of the CSV encoded value `"a,b,c,d"`:
```sql
select csvdecode('"a,b,c,d"')
----------------
a,b,c,d
```
The following example retrieves the text representation of the CSV encoded value `text`:
```sql
select csvdecode('text')
----------------
text
```