SUBSTRING(column, start, length) ดึงส่วนของสตริง เริ่มนับจาก 1
ตัวอย่าง
mysql> create table DemoTable (
Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
Title longtext
);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.57 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable(Title) values('MySQL is a relational database management system'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable(Title) values('MongoDB is a popular No SQL database'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.18 sec)
ข้อมูล
mysql> select * from DemoTable;
+----+--------------------------------------------------+ | Id | Title | +----+--------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | MySQL is a relational database management system | | 2 | MongoDB is a popular No SQL database | +----+--------------------------------------------------+
ดึง 21 ตัวอักษรแรก
mysql> select substring(Title,1,21) from DemoTable;
+-----------------------+ | substring(Title,1,21) | +-----------------------+ | MySQL is a relational | | MongoDB is a popular | +-----------------------+
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