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XLeratorDB/strings Online Documentation

SQL Server count-string function


COUNTSTRING

Updated: 30 April 2009

Use COUNTSTRING to count the number of times a particular text occurs in another text.
Syntax
SELECT [wctString].[wct].[COUNTSTRING] (
   <@Text, nvarchar(max),>
 ,<@SearchValue, nvarchar(max),>
 ,<@CaseSensitive, bit,>)
Arguments
@Text
is the text to be evaluated by the function. The @Text argument can be of data types that are implicitly convertible to nvarchar or ntext.
 
@Value
is the value to search for in @Text. The @Value argument can be of data types that are implicitly convertible to nvarchar or ntext.
 
@CaseSensitive
declares the search as being either case sensitive or case insensitive, regardless of collation. The @CaseSenstive argument must be of data types that are implicitly convertible to bit.
 
Return Types
int
Remarks
·         COUNTSTRING does not support the use of wildcards.
·         COUNTSTRING supports case sensitive searches. @CaseSensitive = 1, makes the search case sensitive.
Examples

select
wct.countstring(
'Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years.'
,'f'
,0
)
 

This produces the following result
-----------
6
 
(1 row(s) affected)
 


select
wct.countstring(
'Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years.'
,'of '
,1
)
 

This produces the following result
-----------
3
 
(1 row(s) affected)


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