What is the STUFF function and how does it differ from the
REPLACE function?
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Answer / abhaymalviya
STUFF - Delete a specified length of characters and insert
another set of characters at a specified starting point.
For example: SELECT STUFF('asdfghjkl', 3, 5, 'XYZ')
Go
here the result set is:
asXYZkl
REPLACE - Replace all occurrences of the second given string
expression in the first string expression with a third
expression.
For Example: SELECT REPLACE('Abhay', 'a', 'KKT')
Here the result set is:
KKTbhKKTy
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Answer / ruchi
STUFF - Delete a specified length of characters and insert
another set of characters at a specified starting point.
For example: SELECT STUFF('asdfghjkl', 3, 5, 'XYZ')
Go
here the result set is:
asXYZkl
REPLACE - Replace all occurrences of the second given string
expression in the first string expression with a third
expression.
For Example: SELECT REPLACE('Abhay', 'a', 'KKT')
Here the result set is:
KKTbhKKTy
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 9 Yes | 6 No |
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