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MySQL Cheat Sheet String Functions

This document provides a summary of string functions in MySQL including: - Functions for measurement like LENGTH(), CHAR_LENGTH() and OCTET_LENGTH() - Functions for conversion between types like BIN(), HEX(), and CONV() - Functions for modification of strings like CONCAT(), INSERT(), LEFT(), and REPLACE()

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MySQL Cheat Sheet String Functions

This document provides a summary of string functions in MySQL including: - Functions for measurement like LENGTH(), CHAR_LENGTH() and OCTET_LENGTH() - Functions for conversion between types like BIN(), HEX(), and CONV() - Functions for modification of strings like CONCAT(), INSERT(), LEFT(), and REPLACE()

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MySQLCHEATSHEET:STRINGFUNCTIONS

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MEASUREMENT

CONVERSION

MODIFICATION

Returnastringcontainingbinaryrepresentationofa
number

Returnnumericvalueofleftmostcharacter

Returnconcatenatedstring

BIN(12)='1100'
Returnlengthofargumentinbits

BIT_LENGTH('MySql')=40
Returnnumberofcharactersinargument

CHAR_LENGTH('MySql')=5
CHARACTER_LENGTH('MySql')=5
Returnthelengthofastringinbytes

LENGTH('')=2
LENGTH('A')=1
OCTET_LENGTH('')=2
OCTET_LENGTH('X')=1
Returnasoundexstring

SOUNDEX('MySql')='M240'
SOUNDEX('MySqlDatabase')='M24312'
Comparetwostrings

STRCMP('A','A')=0
STRCMP('A','B')=1
STRCMP('B','A')=1

SEARCH
Returntheindexofthefirstoccurrenceofsubstring

INSTR('MySql','Sql')=3
INSTR('Sql','MySql')=0
Returnthepositionofthefirstoccurrenceofsubstring

LOCATE('Sql','MySqlSql')=3
LOCATE('xSql','MySql')=0
LOCATE('Sql','MySqlSql',5)=6
POSITION('Sql'IN'MySqlSql')=3
Patternmatchingusingregularexpressions

'abc'RLIKE'[az]+'=1
'123'RLIKE'[az]+'=0
Returnasubstringfromastringbeforethespecified
numberofoccurrencesofthedelimiter

SUBSTRING_INDEX('A:B:C',':',1)='A'
SUBSTRING_INDEX('A:B:C',':',2)='A:B'
SUBSTRING_INDEX('A:B:C',':',2)='B:C'

ASCII('2')=50
ASCII(2)=50
ASCII('dx')=100

CONCAT('My','S','QL')='MySQL'
CONCAT('My',NULL,'QL')=NULL
CONCAT(14.3)='14.3'

Returnthecharacterforeachnumberpassed

Returnconcatenatewithseparator

CHAR(77.3,121,83,81,'76,81.6')='MySQL'
CHAR(45*256+45)=CHAR(45,45)=''
CHARSET(CHAR(X'65'USINGutf8))='utf8'

CONCAT_WS(',','My','Sql')='My,Sql'
CONCAT_WS(',','My',NULL,'Sql')='My,Sql'

Decodeto/fromabase64string

TO_BASE64('abc')='YWJj'
FROM_BASE64('YWJj')='abc'
Convertstringornumbertoitshexadecimalrepresentation

X'616263'='abc'
HEX('abc')=616263
HEX(255)='FF'
CONV(HEX(255),16,10)=255
Converteachpairofhexadecimaldigitstoacharacter

UNHEX('4D7953514C')='MySQL'
UNHEX('GG')=NULL
UNHEX(HEX('abc'))='abc'
Returntheargumentinlowercase

LOWER('MYSQL')='mysql'
LCASE('MYSQL')='mysql'
Loadthenamedfile

SETblob_col=LOAD_FILE('/tmp/picture')
Returnastringcontainingoctalrepresentationofanumber

OCT(12)='14'
Returncharactercodeforleftmostcharacterofthe
argument

ORD('2')=50
EscapetheargumentforuseinanSQLstatement

QUOTE('Don\'t!')='Don\'t!'
QUOTE(NULL)='NULL'
Converttouppercase

UPPER('mysql')='MYSQL'
UCASE('mysql')='MYSQL'

Returnanumberformattedtospecifiednumberofdecimal
places

FORMAT(12332.123456,4)=12,332.1235
FORMAT(12332.1,4)=12,332.1000
FORMAT(12332.2,0)=12332.2
FORMAT(12332.2,2,'de_DE')=12.332,20
Insertasubstringatthespecifiedpositionuptothe
specifiednumberofcharacters

INSERT('12345',3,2,'ABC')='12ABC5'
INSERT('12345',10,2,'ABC')='12345'
INSERT('12345',3,10,'ABC')='12ABC'
Returntheleftmostnumberofcharactersasspecified

LEFT('MySql',2)='My'
Returnthestringargument,leftpaddedwiththespecified
string

LPAD('Sql',2,':)')='Sq'
LPAD('Sql',4,':)')=':Sql'
LPAD('Sql',7,':)')=':):)Sql'
Removeleadingspaces

LTRIM('MySql')='MySql'
Repeatastringthespecifiednumberoftimes

REPEAT('MySQL',3)='MySQLMySQLMySQL'
Replaceoccurrencesofaspecifiedstring

REPLACE('NoSql','No','My')='MySql'
Reversethecharactersinastring

REVERSE('MySql')='lqSyM'
Returnthespecifiedrightmostnumberofcharacters

RIGHT('MySql',3)='Sql'
Returnsthestringargument,rightpaddedwiththe
specifiedstrin.

RPAD('Sql',2,':)')='Sq'
RPAD('Sql',4,':)')='Sql:'
RPAD('Sql',7,':)')='Sql:):)'

Removetrailingspaces

RTRIM('MySql')='MySql'
Returnastringofthespecifiednumberofspaces

SPACE('6')=''
Returnthesubstringasspecified

SUBSTRING=SUBSTR=MID('MySql',3)='Sql'
SUBSTRING=SUBSTR=MID('MySql'FROM4)='ql'
SUBSTRING=SUBSTR=MID('MySql',3,1)='S'
SUBSTRING=SUBSTR=MID('MySql',3)='Sql'
SUBSTRING=SUBSTR=MID('MySql'FROM4FOR2)
='yS'
Removeleadingandtrailingspaces

TRIM('MySql')='MySql'
TRIM(LEADING'x'FROM'xxxSqlMy')='MySql'
TRIM(BOTH'My'FROM'MySqlMy')='Sql'
TRIM(TRAILING'Sql'FROM'MySql')='My'

SETS
Returnstringatindexnumber

ELT(1,'ej','Heja','hej','foo')='ej'
ELT(4,'ej','Heja','hej','foo')='foo'
Returnastringsuchthatforeverybitsetinthevaluebits,
yougetanonstringandforeveryunsetbit,yougetanoff
string

EXPORT_SET(5,'Y','N',',',4)='Y,N,Y,N'
EXPORT_SET(6,'1','0',',',6)='0,1,1,0,0,0'
Returntheindex(position)ofthefirstargumentinthe
subsequentarguments

FIELD('ej','Hj','ej','Heja','hej','oo')=2
FIELD('fo','Hj','ej','Heja','hej','oo')=0
Returntheindexpositionofthefirstargumentwithinthe
secondargument

FIND_IN_SET('b','a,b,c,d')=2
FIND_IN_SET('z','a,b,c,d')=0
FIND_IN_SET('a,','a,b,c,d')=0
Returnasetofcommaseparatedstringsthathavethe
correspondingbitinbitsset

MAKE_SET(1,'a','b','c')='a'
MAKE_SET(1|4,'ab','cd','ef')='ab,ef'
MAKE_SET(1|4,'ab','cd',NULL,'ef')='ab'
MAKE_SET(0,'a','b','c')=''

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