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Name

QUOTE()

Synopsis

QUOTE(str)

Returns a quoted string that can be used as a properly escaped value in a SQL statement. The returned string is enclosed in single quotes with all instances of single quotes, backslashes, the ASCII NUL character, and Control-Z preceded by a backslash. If the argument str is NULL, the return value is the word NULL without enclosing quotes. The example code returns the following string:

'I\'m hungry'

Note how the " symbol has been replaced with \".

SELECT QUOTE("I'm hungry");