SPACE (Transact-SQL)

Returns a string of repeated spaces.

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Syntax

SPACE (integer_expression )

Arguments

  • integer_expression
    Is a positive integer that indicates the number of spaces. If integer_expression is negative, a null string is returned.

    For more information, see Expressions (Transact-SQL)

Return Types

varchar

Remarks

To include spaces in Unicode data, or to return more than 8000 character spaces, use REPLICATE instead of SPACE.

Examples

The following example trims the last names and concatenates a comma, two spaces, and the first names of people listed in the Contact table in AdventureWorks.

USE AdventureWorks;
GO
SELECT RTRIM(LastName) + ',' + SPACE(2) +  LTRIM(FirstName)
FROM Person.Contact
ORDER BY LastName, FirstName;
GO