QUOTENAME (T-SQL)

Returns a Unicode string with the delimiters added to make the input string a valid Microsoft® SQL Server™ delimited identifier.

Syntax

QUOTENAME('character_string'[, 'quote_character'])

Arguments

'character_string'

Is a string of Unicode character data. character_string is sysname.

'quote_character'

Is a one-character string to use as the delimiter. Can be a single quotation mark (‘), a left or right bracket ([]), or a double quotation mark (“). If quote_character is not specified, brackets are used.

Return Types

nvarchar(129)

Examples

This example takes the character string abc[]def and uses the [ and ] characters to create a valid SQL Server quoted (delimited) identifier.

SELECT QUOTENAME('abc[]def')

Here is the result set:

[abc[]]def]

(1 row(s) affected)

Notice that the right bracket in the string abc[]def is doubled to indicate an escape character.

See Also

String Functions