SQL String Functions:
In this post, we see SQL String Functions in detail.
LEN() – It returns the length of the value in a text field
LOWER() – It converts character data to lower case
UPPER() – It converts character data to upper case
SUBSTRING() – It extracts characters from a text field
LTRIM() – It is to remove all white space from the beginning of the string
RTRIM() – It is to remove all white space at the end of the string
CONCAT() – Concatenate function combines multiple character strings together.
REPLACE() – To update the content of a string.
Let’s see each String function in detail.
LEN():
Syntax:
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SELECT LEN(column_name) FROM table_name; |
Example:
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SELECT LEN(Playername) AS LengthPlayername FROM SCOREBOARD WHERE Playername = 'Sachin'; |
LOWER():
Syntax:
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SELECT LOWER(column_name) FROM table_name; |
Example:
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SELECT LOWER(Playername) AS Playername FROM SCOREBOARD WHERE Playername = 'Sachin'; |
UPPER():
Syntax:
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SELECT UPPER(column_name) FROM table_name; |
Example:
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SELECT UPPER(Playername) AS Playername FROM SCOREBOARD WHERE Playername = 'Sachin'; |
SUBSTRING() :
Syntax:
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SELECT SUBSTRING(column_name,start,length) AS some_name FROM table_name; |
Example:
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SELECT SUBSTRING(Playername, 3, len(Playername)) AS Playername FROM SCOREBOARD WHERE Playername = 'Sachin'; |
LTRIM:
Syntax:
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SELECT LTRIM(Playername) FROM SCOREBOARD; |
RTRIM:
Syntax:
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SELECT RTRIM(Playername) FROM SCOREBOARD; |
CONCAT:
Syntax:
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SELECT City+Country from CUSTOMERS; |
REPLACE:
Syntax:
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SELECT REPLACE (City, 'C', 'ZZZZ') FROM CUSTOMERS; |
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