Yes, an alternative is CONCAT_WS(). Let us first create a table −
mysql> create table DemoTable ( StudentId int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, StudentName varchar(100) ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.74 sec)
Example
Insert some records in the table using insert command −
mysql> insert into DemoTable(StudentName) values('Chris'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable(StudentName) values('Robert'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable(StudentName) values('Bob'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec)
Display all records from the table using select statement −
mysql> select *from DemoTable;
Output
+-----------+-------------+ | StudentId | StudentName | +-----------+-------------+ | 1 | Chris | | 2 | Robert | | 3 | Bob | +-----------+-------------+ 3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Let us see how to work with an alternative of CONCAT() in MySQL −
mysql> select concat_ws(SPACE(2), 'Student Name is:',StudentName) from DemoTable;
Output
+-----------------------------------------------------+ | concat_ws(SPACE(2), 'Student Name is:',StudentName) | +-----------------------------------------------------+ | Student Name is: Chris | | Student Name is: Robert | | Student Name is: Bob | +-----------------------------------------------------+ 3 rows in set (0.04 sec)