RIGHT

Compatibility

RIGHT(s,i)
Engine	OK	Alternative
ingres	Yes
mysql	Yes
oracle	No	SUBSTR(s, -i)
postgres	No	SUBSTRING(s , 1+LENGTH(s)-i , i)
sqlserver	Yes

RIGHT

RIGHT(s,n) allows you to extract n characters from the end of the string s.

   RIGHT('Hello world', 4) -> 'orld'      

SELECT name,
       SUBSTRING(name, 1+LENGTH(name)-3, 3)
  FROM bbc

SELECT name,
       SUBSTR(name, -3)
  FROM bbc

SELECT name,
       RIGHT(name, 3)
  FROM bbc

See also

• SUBSTRING function
• LEFT function
• POSITION function

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