QUOTE_IDENT

Returns the specified string argument in the format required to use the string as an identifier in an SQL statement.

Returns the specified string argument in the format required to use the string as an identifier in an SQL statement. Quotes are added as needed—for example, if the string contains non-identifier characters or is an SQL or Vertica-reserved keyword:

1time
Next week
SELECT

Embedded double quotes are doubled.

Note

SQL identifiers such as table and column names are stored as created, and references to them are resolved using case-insensitive compares. Thus, you do not need to double-quote mixed-case identifiers.
Vertica quotes all reserved keywords, even if unused.

Behavior type

Immutable

Syntax

QUOTE_IDENT( 'string' )

Arguments

*string*: String to quote

Examples

Quoted identifiers are case-insensitive, and Vertica does not supply the quotes:

=> SELECT QUOTE_IDENT('VErtIcA');
 QUOTE_IDENT
-------------
 VErtIcA
(1 row)

=> SELECT QUOTE_IDENT('Vertica database');
    QUOTE_IDENT
--------------------
 "Vertica database"
(1 row)

Embedded double quotes are doubled:

=> SELECT QUOTE_IDENT('Vertica "!" database');
       QUOTE_IDENT
--------------------------
 "Vertica ""!"" database"
(1 row)

The following example uses the SQL keyword SELECT, so results are double quoted:

=> SELECT QUOTE_IDENT('select');
 QUOTE_IDENT
-------------
 "select"
(1 row)