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Introduction
Concatenation
Simple text functions
How to modify Strings
22. The REPLACE() function
Summary

Instruction

Great! You can also replace certain parts of a string with anything you want using the REPLACE() function. It works like this:

REPLACE(String, SubstringToChange, NewSubstring) 

This searches String and, if it finds the SubstringToChange, replaces SubstringToChange with the text in NewSubstring. Let's try it!

SELECT REPLACE(N'young man', N'young', N'old');

In the above example, the function will look for N'young' in the string N'young man' and will replace it with N'old'. As a result, we'll get N'old man'. Of course, you can provide a column name instead of an actual text.

Let's practice using this function in the exercise!

Exercise

For the slogan with an Id = 1, replace the word 'Feel' with 'Touch'. Show the slogan's original text and the UpdatedText.

Stuck? Here's a hint!

Use REPLACE(Text, N'Feel', N'Touch'). Don't forget to rename the column with REPLACE() to UpdatedText.