QUOTE

Syntax

QUOTE(str)

Description

Quotes a string to produce a result that can be used as a properly escaped data value in an SQL statement. The string is returned enclosed by single quotes and with each instance of single quote ("'"), backslash ("\"),ASCII NUL, and Control-Z preceded by a backslash. If the argument is NULL, the return value is the word "NULL" without enclosing single quotes.

Examples

SELECT QUOTE("Don't!"); +-----------------+ | QUOTE("Don't!") | +-----------------+ | 'Don\'t!' | +-----------------+  SELECT QUOTE(NULL);  +-------------+ | QUOTE(NULL) | +-------------+ | NULL | +-------------+

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