RIGHT

Description

Returns the right part of a character string with the specified number of characters. (RIGHT in Transact-SQL).

Sample Source Pattern

Syntax

SQL Server

RIGHT ( character_expression , integer_expression )  

Snowflake SQL

Snowflake SQL complete documentation

RIGHT( <expr> , <length_expr> )

JavaScript

UDF used to emulate the behavior

function RIGHT(string, index){
      if(index< 0){
          throw new RangeError('Invalid INDEX on RIGHT function');
      }
      return string.slice( string.length - index, string.length );
    }

Examples

SQL Server

Code:

IN -> SQLServer_01.sql

SELECT RIGHT('John Smith', 5) AS LAST_NAME;

Output:

   LAST_NAME|      
------------+
       Smith|   

Snowflake SQL

Code:

OUT -> SQLServer_01.sql

SELECT RIGHT('John Smith', 5) AS LAST_NAME;

Output:

   LAST_NAME|      
------------+
       Smith|   

JavaScript

Code:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION right_str(str varchar, index float)
  RETURNS string
  LANGUAGE JAVASCRIPT
AS
$$
    function RIGHT(string, index){
      if(index< 0){
          throw new RangeError('Invalid INDEX on RIGHT function');
      }
      return string.slice( string.length - index, string.length );
    }
  return RIGHT(STR, INDEX);
$$;

SELECT RIGHT_STR('John Smith', 5) AS LAST_NAME;

Output:

   LAST_NAME|      
------------+
       Smith|   

Known Issues

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