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Category: SQL Server
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Updated: 10/27/2011 07:10 AM
Author: Shiju Mathews Status: Resolved. |
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Returns part of a character, binary, text, or image expression. Syntax: SUBSTRING ( value_expression , start_expression , length_expression ) value_expression: Is a character, binary, text, ntext, or image expression. start_expression: Is an integer or bigint expression that specifies where the returned characters start. If start_expression is less than 1, the returned expression will begin at the first character that is specified in value_expression. In this case, the number of characters that are returned is the largest value of either the sum of start_expression + length_expression – 1 or 0. If start_expression is greater than the number of characters in the value expression, a zero-length expression is returned. length_expression: Is a positive integer or bigint expression that specifies how many characters of the value_expression will be returned. If length_expression is negative, an error is generated and the statement is terminated. If the sum of start_expression and length_expression is greater than the number of characters in value_expression, the whole value expression beginning at start_expression is returned. Note: It is a common mistake that, the developer will forget to consider the start-Expression is not zero based. |