STUFF()

STUFF()

Class

String Data

Purpose

Function to perform character replacement

Syntax

STUFF(<expC1>, <expN1>, <expN2>, <expC2>)

See Also

AT(), ATNEXT(), INLIST(), LEFT(), LPAD(), OCCURS(), RAT(), RIGHT(), RPAD(), STR(), STREXTRACT(), STRTRAN(), SUBSTR()

Description

The STUFF() function returns a character string which is the result of replacing a string in <expC1> with <expC2>. The starting position for the replacement is <expN1>, and the number of characters to replace is <expN2>. It can also be used to remove text from a string.

Example

? stuff("Life is as you take it",9,13, "grea")
Life is great
? stuff("Friends are welcome",9,7, "")
Friends come

Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer