SQL STRING_ESCAPE Function

The SQL STRING_ESCAPE String Function is used to escape special characters from string expression, and returns a string with escaped characters. The basic syntax of the STRING_ESCAPE function is

STRING_ESCAPE (String_Expression, type)

The list of arguments available for STRING_ESCAPE in SQL Server is:

• String_Expression: Please specify a valid String Expression
• type: Currently, this SQL Server function accepts only JSON type

SQL STRING_ESCAPE Example

The following String Function query will show you the examples of string escape.

SELECT STRING_ESCAPE('"  /', 'json') AS Escape1;  

SELECT STRING_ESCAPE('\		 /', 'json')AS Escape2;  

SELECT STRING_ESCAPE('\ "
', 'json') AS Escape3;    

SELECT STRING_ESCAPE('\		 
		/', 'json') AS Escape4;    

SELECT STRING_ESCAPE('\ 	 
/ 
', 'json') AS Escape5;