SUBSTRING() function is a built-in function in MySQL that is used to get a substring of input string between given range inclusive.
Syntax:
SUBSTRING(input_string, from, length)
Parameters: It takes three parameters as follows:
- input_string: It is the given string for which the substring will be executed.
- from: The substring will be taken from this position.
- length: It is the length of the substring.
Return Value: It returns a substring of input string between a given starting position and length. If length is out of string then the extra part is ignored.
Module Installation: Install the mysql module using the following command:
npm install mysql
Database: Our SQL publishers table preview with sample data is shown below:
Example 1:
const mysql = require( "mysql" );
let db_con = mysql.createConnection({ host: "localhost" ,
user: "root" ,
password: '' ,
database: 'gfg_db'
}); db_con.connect((err) => { if (err) {
console.log( "Database Connection Failed !!!" , err);
return ;
}
console.log( "We are connected to gfg_db database" );
// Notice the ? in query
let query = `SELECT SUBSTRING( "GeeksforGeeks" ,
8, 20) AS SUBSTRING_Output`;
db_con.query(query, (err, rows) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log(rows);
});
}); |
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output:
Example 2:
const mysql = require( "mysql" );
let db_con = mysql.createConnection({ host: "localhost" ,
user: "root" ,
password: '' ,
database: 'gfg_db'
}); db_con.connect((err) => { if (err) {
console.log( "Database Connection Failed !!!" , err);
return ;
}
console.log( "We are connected to gfg_db database" );
// Notice the ? in query
let query = `SELECT SUBSTRING(name, 1, 4)
AS SUBSTRING_Name FROM publishers`;
db_con.query(query, (err, rows) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log(rows);
});
}); |
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output: