SQL basics- complete reference guide - part6 - String functions

Part6: SQL String Functions Complete Reference

TOPIC	TEXT	SYNTAX	Example
ASCII	Returns the ASCII value of the first character in the string.	ASCII(string)
BIT_LENGTH	Returns the number of bits in a string.	BIT_LENGTH(string)
LENGTH	Returns the number of characters in a string.	{ LENGTH | CHAR_LENGTH | CHARACTER_LENGTH } ( string )
OCTET_LENGTH	Returns the number of bytes in a string.	OCTET_LENGTH(string)
CHAR	Returns the character that represents the ASCII value.	{ CHAR | CHR } ( int )
CONCAT	Combines strings.	CONCAT(string, string [,...])
DIFFERENCE	Returns the difference between the sounds of two strings.	DIFFERENCE(string, string)
HEXTORAW	Converts a hex representation of a string to a string.	HEXTORAW(string)
RAWTOHEX	Converts a string to the hex representation.	RAWTOHEX(string)
INSTR	Returns the location of a search string in a string.	INSTR(string, searchString, [, startInt])
INSERT Function	Inserts a additional string into the original string at a specified start position.	INSERT(originalString, startInt, lengthInt, addString)
LOWER	Converts a string to lowercase.	{ LOWER | LCASE } ( string )
UPPER	Converts a string to uppercase.	{ UPPER | UCASE } ( string )
LEFT	Returns the leftmost number of characters.	LEFT(string, int)
RIGHT	Returns the rightmost number of characters.	RIGHT(string, int)
LOCATE	Returns the location of a search string in a string.	LOCATE(searchString, string [, startInt])
POSITION	Returns the location of a search string in a string.	POSITION(searchString, string)
LPAD	Left pad the string to the specified length.	LPAD(string, int[, paddingString])
RPAD	Right pad the string to the specified length.	RPAD(string, int[, paddingString])
LTRIM	Removes all leading spaces from a string.	LTRIM(string)
RTRIM	Removes all trailing spaces from a string.	RTRIM(string)
TRIM	Removes all leading spaces, trailing spaces, or spaces at both ends, from a string.	TRIM ( [ { LEADING | TRAILING | BOTH } [ string ] FROM ] string )
REGEXP_REPLACE	Replaces each substring that matches a regular expression.	REGEXP_REPLACE(inputString, regexString, replacementString)
REPEAT	Returns a string repeated some number of times.	REPEAT(string, int)
REPLACE	Replaces all occurrences of a search string in a text with another string.	REPLACE(string, searchString [, replacementString])
SOUNDEX	Returns a four character code representing the sound of a string.	SOUNDEX(string)
SPACE	Returns a string consisting of a number of spaces.	SPACE(int)
STRINGDECODE	Converts a encoded string using the Java string literal encoding format.	STRINGDECODE(string)
STRINGENCODE	Encodes special characters in a string using the Java string literal encoding format.	STRINGENCODE(string)
STRINGTOUTF8	Encodes a string to a byte array using the UTF8 encoding format.	STRINGTOUTF8(string)
SUBSTRING	Returns a substring of a string starting at a position.	{ SUBSTRING | SUBSTR } ( string, startInt [, lengthInt ] )
UTF8TOSTRING	Decodes a byte array in the UTF8 format to a string.	UTF8TOSTRING(bytes)
XMLATTR	Creates an XML attribute element of the form "name=value".	XMLATTR(nameString, valueString)
XMLNODE	Create an XML node element.	XMLNODE(elementString [, attributesString [, contentString]])
XMLCOMMENT	Creates an XML comment.	XMLCOMMENT(commentString)
XMLCDATA	Creates an XML CDATA element.	XMLCDATA(valueString)
XMLSTARTDOC	The string "	XMLSTARTDOC()
XMLTEXT	Creates an XML text element.	XMLTEXT(valueString)