MySQL String Functions.docx
- 1. MySQL String Functions Function Description ASCII Returns the ASCII value for the specific character CHAR_LENGTH Returns the length of a string (in characters) CHARACTER_LENGTH Returns the length of a string (in characters) CONCAT Adds two or more expressions together CONCAT_WS Adds two or more expressions together with a separator FIELD Returns the index position of a value in a list of values FIND_IN_SET Returns the position of a string within a list of strings FORMAT Formats a number to a format like "#,###,###.##", rounded to a specified number of decimal places
- 2. INSERT Inserts a string within a string at the specified position and for a certain number of characters INSTR Returns the position of the first occurrence of a string in another string LCASE Converts a string to lower-case LEFT Extracts a number of characters from a string (starting from left) LENGTH Returns the length of a string (in bytes) LOCATE Returns the position of the first occurrence of a substring in a string LOWER Converts a string to lower-case LPAD Left-pads a string with another string, to a certain length LTRIM Removes leading spaces from a string MID Extracts a substring from a string (starting at any position)
- 3. POSITION Returns the position of the first occurrence of a substring in a string REPEAT Repeats a string as many times as specified REPLACE Replaces all occurrences of a substring within a string, with a new substring REVERSE Reverses a string and returns the result RIGHT Extracts a number of characters from a string (starting from right) RPAD Right-pads a string with another string, to a certain length RTRIM Removes trailing spaces from a string SPACE Returns a string of the specified number of space characters STRCMP Compares two strings SUBSTR Extracts a substring from a string (starting at any position)
- 4. SUBSTRING Extracts a substring from a string (starting at any position) SUBSTRING_INDEX Returns a substring of a string before a specified number of delimiter occurs TRIM Removes leading and trailing spaces from a string UCASE Converts a string to upper-case UPPER Converts a string to upper-case