QUOTENAME
Returns a Unicode string with the delimiters added to make the input string a valid Microsoft® SQL Server™ delimited identifier.
Syntax
QUOTENAME ( 'character_string' [ , 'quote_character' ] )
Arguments
'character_string'
Is a string of Unicode character data. character_string is sysname.
'quote_character'
Is a one-character string to use as the delimiter. Can be a single quotation mark ('), a left or right bracket ([]), or a double quotation mark ("). If quote_character is not specified, brackets are used.
Return Types
nvarchar(129)
Examples
This example takes the character string abc[]def and uses the [ and ] characters to create a valid SQL Server quoted (delimited) identifier.
SELECT QUOTENAME('abc[]def')
Here is the result set:
[abc[]]def]
(1 row(s) affected)
Notice that the right bracket in the string abc[]def is doubled to indicate an escape character.
See Also
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