REPLACE (SQL Server Compact Edition)
Replaces all occurrences of the second given string expression in the first string expression with a third expression.
Syntax
REPLACE ( 'string_expression1' , 'string_expression2' , 'string_expression3' )
Arguments
- ' string_expression1 '
The string expression to be searched. The string_expression1 argument can be of data types that are implicitly convertible to nvarchar or ntext.
- ' string_expression2 '
The string expression to try to find. The string_expression2 argument can be of data types that are implicitly convertible to nvarchar or ntext.
- ' string_expression3 '
The replacement string expression. The string_expression3argument can be of data types that are implicitly convertible to nvarchar or ntext.
Return Value
nvarchar or ntext
Returns NULL if any of the arguments is NULL.
Example
The following example searches for the name "Anton" in the list of product names and replaces it with "Anthony".
SELECT REPLACE(ProductName, 'Anton', 'Anthony')
FROM Products