REVERSE

Returns the reverse of a character expression.

Syntax

REVERSE ( character_expression )

Arguments

character_expression

Is an expression of character data. character_expression can be a constant, variable, or column of either character or binary data.

Return Types

varchar

Remarks

character_expression must be of a data type that is implicitly convertible to varchar. Otherwise, use CAST to explicitly convert character_expression.

Examples

This example returns all author first names with the characters reversed.

USE pubs
GO
SELECT REVERSE(au_fname) 
FROM authors
ORDER BY au_fname
GO

Here is the result set:

-------------------- 
maharbA              
okikA                
treblA               
nnA                  
ennA                 
truB                 
enelrahC             
lyrehC               
naeD                 
kriD                 
rehtaeH              
sennI                
nosnhoJ              
aiviL                
eirojraM             
rednaeM              
leahciM              
lehciM               
ratsgninroM          
dlanigeR             
lyrehS               
snraetS              
aivlyS               
(23 row(s) affected)

See Also

CAST and CONVERT

Data Types

String Functions