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Returns the reverse of a character expression.

Syntax

REVERSE ( character_expression )

Arguments

character_expression

Is an expression of character data. character_expression can be a constant, variable, or column of either character or binary data.

Return Types

varchar

Remarks

character_expression must be of a data type that is implicitly convertible to varchar. Otherwise, use CAST to explicitly convert character_expression.

Examples

This example returns all author first names with the characters reversed.

USE pubs
GO
SELECT REVERSE(au_fname) 
FROM authors
ORDER BY au_fname
GO

Here is the result set:

-------------------- 
maharbA              
okikA                
treblA               
nnA                  
ennA                 
truB                 
enelrahC             
lyrehC               
naeD                 
kriD                 
rehtaeH              
sennI                
nosnhoJ              
aiviL                
eirojraM             
rednaeM              
leahciM              
lehciM               
ratsgninroM          
dlanigeR             
lyrehS               
snraetS              
aivlyS               
(23 row(s) affected)

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