MySQL: POSITION Function
This MySQL tutorial explains how to use the MySQL POSITION function with syntax and examples.
Description
The MySQL POSITION function returns the location of a substring in a string.
Syntax
The syntax for the POSITION function in MySQL is:
POSITION( substring IN string )
Parameters or Arguments
- substring
- The substring to search for in string.
- string
- The string to search.
Note
- The first position in string is 1.
- If substring is not found in string, then the POSITION function will return 0.
- When searching for the location of a substring in a string, the POSITION function does not perform a case-sensitive search.
- The POSITION function is a synonym for the LOCATE function.
Applies To
The POSITION function can be used in the following versions of MySQL:
- MySQL 5.7, MySQL 5.6, MySQL 5.5, MySQL 5.1, MySQL 5.0, MySQL 4.1, MySQL 4.0, MySQL 3.23
Example
Let's look at some MySQL POSITION function examples and explore how to use the POSITION function in MySQL.
For example:
mysql> SELECT POSITION('T' IN 'Tech on the net'); Result: 1 mysql> SELECT POSITION('t' IN 'Tech on the net'); Result: 1 mysql> SELECT POSITION('e' IN 'Tech on the net'); Result: 2 mysql> SELECT POSITION('h' IN 'techonthenet.com'); Result: 4 mysql> SELECT POSITION('on' IN 'techonthenet.com'); Result: 5 mysql> SELECT POSITION('Z' IN 'techonthenet.com'); Result: 0
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