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Find rows where column value ends with a specific substring in MySQL?

Ankith Reddy
Ankith Reddy
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 2K+ Views

To find rows and update with new value where column value ends with specific substring you need to use LIKE operator.The syntax is as follows:UPDATE yourTableName SET yourColumnName=’yourValue’ WHERE yourColumnName LIKE ‘%.yourString’;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows:mysql> create table RowEndsWithSpecificString -> ( -> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, -> FileName varchar(30), -> PRIMARY KEY(Id) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.50 sec)Now you can insert some records in the table using ...

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Can we use str_replace in MySQL?

Rishi Rathor
Rishi Rathor
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 317 Views

The str_replace version in MySQL is the replace() function. Let us first create a table to understand the function −mysql> create table StringReplaceDemo −> ( −> Id int, −> URL varchar(200) −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.38 sec)Insert some records in the table with the help of insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into StringReplaceDemo values(1001, 'https://www.google.co.in'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.09 sec) mysql> insert into StringReplaceDemo values(1002, 'https://www.facebook.com'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.11 sec) mysql> insert into StringReplaceDemo ...

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How to draw a route between two locations using MapKit in Swift?

Vrundesha Joshi
Vrundesha Joshi
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 988 Views

To draw a route between two Locations on map we need to have co-ordinates of both those locations.Once we have the co-ordinates of both locations we can use the below given function to show the line between two points on map. In this example I’ll be using two random location as two points.func getDirections(loc1: CLLocationCoordinate2D, loc2: CLLocationCoordinate2D) {    let source = MKMapItem(placemark: MKPlacemark(coordinate: loc1))    source.name = "Your Location"    let destination = MKMapItem(placemark: MKPlacemark(coordinate: loc2))    destination.name = "Destination"    MKMapItem.openMaps(with: [source, destination], launchOptions: [MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeKey: MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeDriving]) }We’ll call this function in ViewDidLoad for this tutorial to show the ...

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Sorting a VARCHAR column as FLOAT using the CAST operator isn't working in MySQL ?

Arjun Thakur
Arjun Thakur
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 1K+ Views

If your cast does not work, then you can use yourColumnName*1 with ORDER BY clause.Using yourColumnName*1. The syntax is as follows:SELECT yourColumnName1, yourColumnName2, ...N FROM yourTableName ORDER BY yourColumnName*1 DESC;You can also use CAST() operator. The syntax is as follows:SELECT yourColumnName1, yourColumnName2, ...N FROM yourTableName ORDER BY CAST(yourColumnName as DECIMAL(8, 2)) DESC;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows:mysql> create table VarcharColumnAsFloatDemo -> ( -> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, -> Amount varchar(20), -> PRIMARY KEY(Id) ...

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Order strings by length of characters IN mYsql?

Vrundesha Joshi
Vrundesha Joshi
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 527 Views

You can order by length of characters with the help of CHAR_LENGTH() function from MySQL. The function returns the number of characters i.e. 4 for the following string −AMITTo order strings by length of characters, the following is the syntax −select *from yourTableName order by CHAR_LENGTH(yourColumnName);To understand the above concept, let us first create a table. The following is the query to create a table −mysql> create table OrderByCharacterLength    −> (    −> BookName varchar(200)    −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.97 sec)Insert some records in the table with the help of insert command. The query is ...

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Generate the row count (serial number) of records after returning the result in MySQL query?

Ankith Reddy
Ankith Reddy
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 5K+ Views

To generate serial number i.e. row count in MySQL query, use the following syntax.SELECT @yourVariableName − = @yourVariableName+1 anyAliasName,    yourColumnName1, yourColumnName2, yourColumnName3, ....N from yourTableName ,    (select @yourVariableName − = 0) as yourVariableName;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table tblStudentInformation    -> (    -> StudentName varchar(20),    -> StudentAge int,    -> StudentMathMarks int    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.68 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into tblStudentInformation values('Carol', ...

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What are the trees used for furniture and which type of wood last long?

Ridhi Arora
Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 5K+ Views

There are various trees used for furniture, depending on their desired characteristics. For example, in order to get the durable material, some particular type of wood is used, while in order to get a luster and shine in the product, a different wood is used.Different Trees Used for FurnitureOak Trees: These trees are famous for hard-grade wood red, or white color. Its property of absorbing any color is evident from the fact that it has large annual rings inside.Maple Trees: The good thing about Maple is that it is less expensive than most of the alternatives of the same hardness ...

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MySQL concat() to create column names to be used in a query?

karthikeya Boyini
karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 932 Views

To create column names to be used in a query, you need to use a user-defined variable with the set command. The syntax is as follows −SET @anyVariableName := (    SELECT CONCAT    (       "SELECT",    GROUP_CONCAT(CONCAT(" 1 as ", COLUMN_NAME) SEPARATOR ', '), " FROM DUAL")    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA_COLUMNS    WHERE TABLE_NAME= ‘yourTableName’ );Now prepare the statement using the PREPARE command. The syntax is as follows −PREPARE anyVariableName from @anyVariableName;Execute statement using EXECUTE command. The syntax is as follows −EXECUTE anyVariableName;Deallocate the prepared statement using DEALLOCATE command. The syntax is as follows −DEALLOCATE PREPARE anyVariableName; ...

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How to query between two dates in MySQL?

Anvi Jain
Anvi Jain
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 18K+ Views

You can query between dates with the help of BETWEEN statement. The syntax is as follows −select *from yourTableName where yourColumnName between ‘yourStartingDate’ and curdate().Use curdate() or now(), both these functions will work. To understand the above syntax, let us create a table −mysql> create table BetweenDateDemo −> ( −> StartDate datetime −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.78 sec)Insert some records in the table with the help of the following query −mysql> insert into BetweenDateDemo values(date_add(now(), interval -1 year)); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.11 sec) mysql> insert ...

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Remove trailing zeros in decimal value with changing length in MySQL?

George John
George John
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 12K+ Views

You can remove trailing zeros using TRIM() function. The syntax is as follows.SELECT TRIM(yourColumnName)+0 FROM yourTableName;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table removeTrailingZeroInDecimal    -> (    -> Id int not null auto_increment,    -> Amount decimal(5, 2),    -> PRIMARY KEY(Id)    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.01 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into removeTrailingZeroInDecimal(Amount) values(405.50); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.22 sec) mysql> insert into removeTrailingZeroInDecimal(Amount) values(23.05); Query OK, ...

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