Substring In SQL

Chapter: SQL Commands Last Updated: 27-11-2019 16:59:45 UTC

Program:

            /* ............... START ............... */
                
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SELECT SUBSTRING('SQL Substring example', 1, 3) result;
result
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SQL
 
(1 row affected)

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SELECT SUBSTRING('SQL Substring example', 5, 9) result;
result
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Substring
 
(1 row affected)
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SELECT SUBSTRING(ClientName, 2, 5) AS Name
FROM Client;  
/* This will extract the substring from the text in a column 
ClientName (start at position 2, extract 5 characters) */
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SELECT SUBSTRING("SQL Tutorial", -5, 5) AS ExtractString;

/* Extract a substring from a string (start from the end, 
at position -5, extract 5 characters) */
                /* ............... END ............... */
        

Notes:

  • The SUBSTRING() function in SQL is used to extracts characters from a string.
  • Syntax : SUBSTRING(string, start_index, length_of_character)
  • Above Syntax string parameter is the string passed for extraction, start_index is the index where the extraction starts length_of_character is the length of characters to extract from string.
  • start index of extraction for all string in SQL starting index is always 1.
  • If you pass negative number in length parameter it will throw and error.
  • For more information please refer the program section.

Tags

Substring in sql, sql substring charindex, SQL Server SUBSTRING() Function, substring function in sql

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