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POSITION SQL Function

Syntax

POSITION ( char_exp1 IN char_exp2 )

Description

The scalar function POSITION returns the first occurrence of char_exp1 in char_exp2.

Example

SELECT POSITION ( 'Fa' IN 'FairCom' )

FROM customers ;

POSITION

--------

1

1 record selected

Details

If any one of the expressions evaluates to be null, POSITION returns null.

Note: SQL-99 and ODBC compatible

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