SUBSTRING
SUBSTRING(s, i, j) | ||
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Engine | OK | Alternative |
ingres | Yes | SUBSTRING(s FROM i FOR j) |
mysql | Yes | SUBSTRING(s FROM i FOR j) |
oracle | No | SUBSTR(s,i,j) |
postgres | Yes | SUBSTRING(s FROM i FOR j) |
sqlserver | Yes |
SUBSTRING
SUBSTRING allows you to extract part of a string.
SUBSTRING('Hello world', 2, 3) -> 'ell'
In this example you get the 2nd to 5th character from each country's name.
SELECT name,
SUBSTR(name, 2, 5)
FROM bbc
SELECT name,
SUBSTRING(name, 2, 5)
FROM bbc
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