TRANSLATE

Introduced or updated: v1.2.203

Transforms a given string by replacing specific characters with corresponding replacements, as defined by the provided mapping.

Syntax

TRANSLATE('<inputString>', '<charactersToReplace>', '<replacementCharacters>')

Parameter	Description
<inputString>	The input string to be transformed.
<charactersToReplace>	The string containing characters to be replaced in the input string.
<replacementCharacters>	The string containing replacement characters corresponding to those in <charactersToReplace>.

Examples

-- Replace 'd' with '$' in 'databend'
SELECT TRANSLATE('databend', 'd', '$');

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$ataben$

-- Replace 'd' with 'D' in 'databend'
SELECT TRANSLATE('databend', 'd', 'D');

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DatabenD

-- Replace 'd' with 'D' and 'e' with 'E' in 'databend'
SELECT TRANSLATE('databend', 'de', 'DE');

---
DatabEnD

-- Remove 'd' from 'databend'
SELECT TRANSLATE('databend', 'd', '');

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ataben