SQL - Length Function

SQL > SQL String Functions > Length Function

The Length function in SQL is used to get the length of a string. This function has a different name for different databases:

The syntax for the Length function is as follows:

Length (str)

The length of the string str is returned.

We use the following table for our examples.

Table Geography

SELECT Length (Store_Name)
FROM Geography
WHERE Store_Name = 'Los Angeles';

Result:

Length (Store_Name)

SELECT Region_Name, Length (Region_Name)
FROM Geography;

Result:

SQL Length Function