SUBSTRING
Extracts a substring starting at the given position, with an optional length.
Category: String Functions
Syntax
SUBSTRING(str FROM start)
SUBSTRING(str FROM start FOR length)
Arguments
- str
varcharInput string to extract a substring from. - start
integerOne-based starting position of the substring. - length
integerInteger input value.
Returns
varchar — Returns the computed result as varchar.
Usage Notes
Canonical SQL-92 form is SUBSTRING(str FROM start FOR length). Opteryx also accepts SUBSTRING(str[, start[, length]]).