SQL Eval Function String_Occurrences

String_Occurrences returns the number of occurrences of searchValue in the source string.

String_Occurrences (
	@source NVARCHAR (MAX),
	@searchValue NVARCHAR (MAX),
	@isCaseSensitive BIT
	)
RETURNS INT

Parameters

  • source: The source string.
  • searchValue: The string to search within the source string.
  • isCaseSensitive: 0 to ignore case during the comparison; otherwise, 1.

Returns

The number of characters in the source string.

Example

SELECT SQLNET::String_Occurrences('This is a String.', 's', 0)
SELECT SQLNET::String_Occurrences('This is a String.', 's', 1)

String_Occurrences4k

It is equivalent to String_Occurrences except no NVARCHAR(MAX) parameters; it can be used when input data will never be over 4000 characters as this function offers better performance.

String_Occurrences4k (
	@source NVARCHAR (4000),
	@searchValue NVARCHAR (4000),
	@isCaseSensitive BIT
	)
RETURNS INT

Example

SELECT SQLNET::String_Occurrences4k('This is a String.', 's', 0)
SELECT SQLNET::String_Occurrences4k('This is a String.', 's', 1)


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