How to search on a MySQL varchar column using a number?
Use INSERT() function from MySQL. It has the following parameters −
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| str | String to be modified |
| position | Position where to insert str2 |
| number | Number of characters to replace |
| str2 | String to insert into str |
Let us first create a table −
mysql> create table DemoTable
-> (
-> Code varchar(100)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.82 sec)
Insert some records in the table using insert command −
mysql> insert into DemoTable values('958575/98') ;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.16 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable values('765432/99');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.19 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable values('983456/91');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.15 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −
mysql> select *from DemoTable;
Output
This will produce the following output −
+-----------+
| Code |
+-----------+
| 958575/98 |
| 765432/99 |
| 983456/91 |
+-----------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Here is the query to search on a varchar column using a number −
mysql> select *from DemoTable where Code =INSERT(76543299,7,0,'/');
Output
This will produce the following output −
+-----------+
| Code |
+-----------+
| 765432/99 |
+-----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Published on 12-Jul-2019 14:34:43
