MySQL REPLACE() Function
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MySQL REPLACE() Function

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Example

Replace the substring "SQL" with "HTML":

SELECT REPLACE("SQL Tutorial", "SQL", "HTML");
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Definition and Usage

The REPLACE() function replaces all occurrences of a specified string.

Note: The REPLACE() function performs a case-sensitive replacement.

Syntax

REPLACE(string, from_substring, to_substring)

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
string Required. The string
from_substring Required. The substring to find
to_substring Required. The replacement substring

Technical Details

Works in: MySQL 5.7, MySQL 5.6, MySQL 5.5, MySQL 5.1, MySQL 5.0, MySQL 4.1, MySQL 4.0, MySQL 3.23

More Examples

Example

Replace the substring "A" with "B":

SELECT REPLACE("ABC ABC ABC", "A", "B");
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Example

Replace the substring "A" with "c":

SELECT REPLACE("ABC ABC ABC", "A", "c");
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Example

Replace the substring "a" with "c":

SELECT REPLACE("ABC ABC ABC", "a", "c");
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❮ MySQL Functions