STUFF function [String]

STUFF function [String]

Deletes multiple characters from one string and replaces them with another string.

Syntax

STUFF( string-expression-1, start, length, string-expression-2 )

Parameters

string-expression-1 The string to be modified by the STUFF function.
start The character position at which to begin deleting characters. The first character in the string is position 1.
length The number of characters to delete.
string-expression-2 The string to be inserted. To delete a portion of a string using the STUFF function, use a replacement string of NULL.

Returns

See also

Standards and compatibility

Example

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