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Databases Reporting with SQL Working with Text Getting the Length of a String

Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
2,352 Points
Posted by Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
2,352 Points

Stuck here. Here's my answer so far.

Stuck here. Here's my answer so far. "SELECT title, LENGTH(title) AS longest_length FROM books ORDER BY length DESC LIMIT 1;"

Thank you

2 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

length is a function. You will want to order by the result of the function which in this case is longest_length.

Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
30,164 Points
Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
30,164 Points

Hey Cosmin you were very close here your code looks good, you only need to refer to the original parameter or clause therefore use

LENGTH(title)

instead of 

length

hope that helps :sunglasses: