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Functions / String Functions And Operators

quote_literal

Read the PG 18 manual

Returns the given string suitably quoted to be used as a string literal in an SQL statement string.

Reading PG 18current·documented in 25 of 27 versions, 7.3 to 20

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Signatures & examples

quote_literal ( text ) → text
Returns the given string suitably quoted to be used as a string literal in an SQL statement string. Embedded single-quotes and backslashes are properly doubled. Note that quote_literal returns null on null input; if the argument might be null, quote_nullable is often more suitable. See also Example 41.1.
quote_literal(E'O\'Reilly') → 'O''Reilly'
quote_literal ( anyelement ) → text
Converts the given value to text and then quotes it as a literal. Embedded single-quotes and backslashes are properly doubled.
quote_literal(42.5) → '42.5'
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