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Core idea

What is the main idea behind SQL Server QUOTENAME() Function?

Lesson checks

Short Mimo-style checks built from this lesson's code, terms, and sequence.

1Quick choice

Which statement best captures the main point of this lesson?

2Fill blank

Complete the missing token from the example code.

___ QUOTENAME('abcdef');

3Order

Put the learning moves in the order that makes the concept easiest to apply.

The QUOTENAME() function returns a Unicode string with delimiters added to make the string a valid SQL Server delimited identifier.

Definition and Usage

SQL Server QUOTENAME() Function

Example

SELECT QUOTENAME('abcdef');

The QUOTENAME() function returns a Unicode string with delimiters added to make the string a valid SQL Server delimited identifier.

Syntax

QUOTENAME(
string, quote_char
)

Parameter	Description
string	Required. A string of Unicode character data. Limited to 128 characters
quote_char	Optional. A one-character string to use as the delimiter. Can be a single quotation mark ( ' ), a left or right bracket ( [] ), a double quotation mark ( " ), a left or right parenthesis ( () ), a greater than or less than sign ( >< ), a left or right brace ( {} ) or a backtick ( ` ). If quote_char is not specified, brackets are used.

Works in:	SQL Server (starting with 2008), Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Parallel Data Warehouse