ducon (4/12/2016)
True, while the string test here is interesting, it's real JSON data that will make it (or not) relevant. I'm thinking integration services, message broker etc. that could make a good use for this to parse JSON data efficiently and structure it into a set of relational tables as needed.
Keep in mind that the purpose of this article is about splitting strings, not about working with JSON data. OPENJSON was examined since it can split strings, and it's built-in.
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes