SQL Server UPPER() Function: Converts String to Upper Case
In SQL Server, the UPPER()
function converts the input string to upper case.
UPPER(character_expression)
Parameters
character_expression: A string that has to be converted to uppercase. It can be a string or binary value. It can be a constant, variable, or table column. Also, it must be of the data type that is implicitly convertible to varchar data type.
Return Value
Returns the upper case string of type varchar or nvarchar.
Example 1:
In the following example, a simple statement is converted to uppercase
SELECT UPPER('Hello world') AS UpperText;
Example 2:
In this example, the UPPER()
function is used with a table column LastName
of Employee
table.
SELECT UPPER(LastName) + SPACE(1) + FirstName AS EmployeeName FROM Employee;