## TRANSLATE(x,y,z)

TRANSLATE(x,y,z) is a string function that replaces the ith character of the character string y with the ith character of the character string z in the character string x. The character strings y and z must have the same length; x, y, and z are string specifications. Only expressions that produce an alphanumeric value are permitted as string specifications.

| Result of the TRANSLATE(x,y,z) function
x is a NULL value | NULL value
y is NULL value | x remains unchanged

### Examples

SQL Tutorial, Changing Character Strings

See also:

REPLACE(x,y,z)