String FUNCTIONS Flashcards
(30 cards)
ASCII
Returns the ASCII value for the specific character
CHAR
Returns the character based on the ASCII code
CHARINDEX
Returns the position of a sub string in a string
CONCAT
Adds two or more strings together
Concat with +
Adds two or more strings together
CONCAT_WS
Adds two or more strings together with a separator
DATALENGTH
Returns the number of bytes used to represent an expression
DIFFERENCE
Compares two SOUNDEX values, and returns an integer value
FORMAT
formats a value with the specified format
LEFT
extracts a number of characters from a string (starting at the left)
LEN
Returns the length of the string
LOWER
converts a string to lower-case
LTRIM
removes leading spaces from a string
NCHAR
returns the Unicode character based on the number code
PATINDEX
returns the position of a pattern in a string
QUOTENAME
returns a Unicode string with delimiters added to make the string a valid SQL server delimited identifier
REPLACE
Replaces all occurrences of a sub string within a string, with a new sub string
REPLICATE
repeats a string a specified number of times
REVERSE
reverses a string and returns the result
RIGHT
Extracts a number of characters from a string (starting from right)
RTRIM
removes trailing spaces from a string
SOUNDEX
returns a four-character code to evaluate the similarity of two strings
SPACE
Returns a string of the specified number of space characters
STR
Returns a number as string