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How can we stuff a string with another one using MySQL functions?
MySQL have two functions namely LPAD() and RPAD() with the help of which we can stuff a string with another string.
LPAD() function, as the name suggests, left stuff a string with another string. Following is the syntax for using it in MySQL −
Syntax
LPAD(original_string, @length, pad_string)
Here,
- original_string is the string in which we stuff another string.
- @length is the total length of string returned after stuffing.
- Pad_string is the string which is to be stuffed with original_string.
Example
mysql> SELECT LPAD('tutorialspoint',18,'www.');
+----------------------------------+
| LPAD('tutorialspoint',18,'www.') |
+----------------------------------+
| www.tutorialspoint |
+----------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)RPAD() function, as the name suggests, right stuff a string with another string. Following is the syntax for using it in MySQL −
Syntax
RPAD(original_string, @length, pad_string)
Here,
- original_string is the string in which we stuff another string.
- @length is the total length of string returned after stuffing.
- Pad_string is the string which is to be stuffed with original_string.
Example
mysql> SELECT RPAD('www.tutorialspoint',22,'.com');
+--------------------------------------+
| RPAD('www.tutorialspoint',22,'.com') |
+--------------------------------------+
| www.tutorialspoint.com |
+--------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.06 sec)
Updated on: 20-Jun-2020
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