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Tom Lane
2003-11-06 22:21:47 +00:00
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<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml,v 1.87 2003/11/04 19:18:15 tgl Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml,v 1.88 2003/11/06 22:21:47 tgl Exp $
-->
<chapter id="sql-syntax">
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should be equivalent to <literal>"FOO"</literal> not
<literal>"foo"</literal> according to the standard. If you want
to write portable applications you are advised to always quote a
particular name or never quote it.
particular name or never quote it.)
</para>
</sect2>
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<secondary>escaping</secondary>
</indexterm>
A string constant in SQL is an arbitrary sequence of characters
bounded by single quotes (<quote>'</quote>), e.g., <literal>'This
bounded by single quotes (<literal>'</literal>), e.g., <literal>'This
is a string'</literal>. SQL allows single quotes to be embedded
in strings by typing two adjacent single quotes (e.g.,
<literal>'Dianne''s horse'</literal>). In
in strings by typing two adjacent single quotes, e.g.,
<literal>'Dianne''s horse'</literal>. In
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> single quotes may
alternatively be escaped with a backslash (<quote>\</quote>,
e.g., <literal>'Dianne\'s horse'</literal>).
alternatively be escaped with a backslash (<literal>\</literal>),
e.g., <literal>'Dianne\'s horse'</literal>.
</para>
<para>
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<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
A constant or literal value; see <xref linkend="sql-syntax-constants">.
A constant or literal value.
</para>
</listitem>