Character string operators
Character string operators allow you to work with and manipulate character strings.
| Operator | Description |
|---|---|
| ASCII() | The ASCII() operator
produces an ASCII character. |
| COLUMN | The COLUMN operator
generates blanks. |
| Concatenate (||) | The || operator
makes a string concatenation. |
| Substring ([s,e]) | The [] (square
brackets) extract a substring. |
| USING | The USING operator converts date and
numeric values to a string based on a formatting mask. |
| CLIPPED | The CLIPPED operator
removes trailing blanks of a string expression. |
| ORD() | The ORD() operator
returns the code point of a character in the current locale. |
| SPACES | The SPACES operator
returns a character string with blanks. |
| LSTR() | The LSTR() operator
returns a localized string. |
| SFMT() | The SFMT() operator
replaces place holders in a string with values. |