SPACE (Transact-SQL)
Returns a string of repeated spaces.
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
SPACE ( integer_expression )
Arguments
integer_expression
Is a positive integer that indicates the number of spaces. If integer_expression is negative, a null string is returned.For more information, see Expressions (Transact-SQL)
Return Types
char
Remarks
To include spaces in Unicode data, or to return more than 8000 character spaces, use REPLICATE instead of SPACE.
Examples
The following example trims the last names and concatenates a comma, two spaces, and the first names of people listed in the Contact table in AdventureWorks.
USE AdventureWorks;
GO
SELECT RTRIM(LastName) + ',' + SPACE(2) + LTRIM(FirstName)
FROM Person.Contact
ORDER BY LastName, FirstName;
GO
See Also
Reference
REPLICATE (Transact-SQL)
String Functions (Transact-SQL)
Functions (Transact-SQL)