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COL_NAME Function

Posted By: Sarita Patel     Category: SQL Server     Views: 3156

This article explains about COL_NAME function in sql server with examples.

COL_NAME function is used to get name of database column by providing table identification number and column identification number. 


Syntax of COL_NAME Function :

COL_NAME ( table_id , column_id )

table_id is identification number of table. It is of type int.

column_id is identification number of column. It is of type int.

Return type of COL_NAME function is sysname.



Examples of COL_NAME Function :

Example 1 : Use of COL_NAME function in select clause

SELECT COL_NAME(OBJECT_ID('Customers'),2)

Output
CompanyName

Above example returns name of the second column of Customers table. Here OBJECT_ID() function is used to get identification number of customers table.
  
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