IF and else IF
1>
2> CREATE FUNCTION fnFirstName (@FullName VarChar(100)
3> , @FirstOrLast VarChar(5))
4> RETURNS VarChar(100)
5> AS
6> BEGIN
7> DECLARE @CommaPosition Int
8> DECLARE @TheName VarChar(100)
9> IF @FirstOrLast = 'First'
10> BEGIN
11> SET @CommaPosition = CHARINDEX(',', @FullName)
12> SET @TheName = SUBSTRING(@FullName, @CommaPosition + 2, LEN(@FullName))
13> END
14> ELSE IF @FirstOrLast = 'Last'
15> BEGIN
16> SET @CommaPosition = CHARINDEX(',', @FullName)
17> SET @TheName = SUBSTRING(@FullName, 1, @CommaPosition - 1)
18> END
19> RETURN @TheName
20> END
21> GO
1>
2> SELECT dbo.fnFirstName('Washington, George', 'First')
3> GO
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George
(1 rows affected)
1> SELECT dbo.fnFirstName('Washington, George', 'Last')
2> GO
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Washington
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> drop function fnFirstName
3> GO
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2>
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