SUBSTR() Character Function — Oracle SQL Example
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4 min readMay 12, 2021
Manipulating string or character data is a bread-and-butter practice in programming. There are a plethora of requirements, reasons, and use cases in which you might need to slice and dice a string character value. The Oracle SQL SUBSTR()
function can be used to extract specific portions of a string. If you are unfamiliar with SUBSTR()
, continue reading further to learn more about it, and add this handy function to your SQL toolbelt.