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String Functions in SQL

The document outlines essential SQL string manipulation functions that data engineers should know, including SUBSTRING(), REGEXP_REPLACE(), CHARINDEX(), LEFT(), RIGHT(), REPLACE(), TRIM(), CONCAT(), and LOWER()/UPPER(). Each function is briefly described along with its syntax and example usage. These functions are crucial for extracting, transforming, and cleaning string data in SQL.

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String Functions in SQL

The document outlines essential SQL string manipulation functions that data engineers should know, including SUBSTRING(), REGEXP_REPLACE(), CHARINDEX(), LEFT(), RIGHT(), REPLACE(), TRIM(), CONCAT(), and LOWER()/UPPER(). Each function is briefly described along with its syntax and example usage. These functions are crucial for extracting, transforming, and cleaning string data in SQL.

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String

Manipulation
Fucntions
in SQL
Here are some essential SQL
string functions every data
engineer should have in their
toolkit:
SUBSTRING()
Extracts Part of a String.

Syntax & Example


REGEXP_REPLACE()
Use regex to clean or transform strings.
Perfect for stripping non-numeric characters,
cleaning special symbols, or formatting strings with
complex rules.

Syntax & Example

source_string: The original string you're


transforming
pattern: The regex pattern to match
replacement: What to replace the match with
flags (optional): Like 'g' for global replace (all
matches)
CHARINDEX() /
INSTR()
Finds the position of a substring

Syntax & Example


LEFT() / RIGHT()
Get the start or end of a string

Syntax & Example


REPLACE()
Replace all occurrences of a
substring

Syntax & Example


TRIM() / LTRIM() /
RTRIM()
Remove whitespace

Syntax & Example


CONCAT()
Combine multiple strings

Syntax & Example


LOWER() / UPPER()
Change case

Syntax & Example


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