MySQL ELT() Functions – String Functions

MySQL ELT() Functions: Syntax

MySQL ELT() Functions: Description

ELT() functions returns the Nth element of the list of strings: string1 if N = 1, string2 if N = 2, and so on. You may have one or more arguments.

ELT() is the complement of FIELD().

MySQL ELT() Functions: Parameter

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Name, Required /Optional, Description
N, Required, The number of the element in the list which is to be returned.
string1, Required, first parameter is must.
string2 , Optional, second parameter is optional.
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MySQL ELT() Functions: Output

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Returns,
NULL, if N is less than 1 or greater than the number of arguments.
List element, Specfied element in the string list.
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MySQL ELT() Functions: Available from

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Version, MySQL 4.0
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MySQL ELT() Functions: Example 1

mysql> SELECT ELT(1,'Tutorial', 'mines', '.net') ;
+------------------------------------+
| ELT(1,'Tutorial', 'mines', '.net') |
+------------------------------------+
| Tutorial                           |
+------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> SELECT ELT(3,'Tutorial', 'mines', '.net') ;
+------------------------------------+
| ELT(3,'Tutorial', 'mines', '.net') |
+------------------------------------+
| .net                               |
+------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>  SELECT ELT(2,'Tutorial', 'mines', '.net') ;
+------------------------------------+
| ELT(2,'Tutorial', 'mines', '.net') |
+------------------------------------+
| mines                              |
+------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

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