VARCHAR space(Int num)
Returns a string consisting of num spaces.
mysql> select length(space(10)); +-------------------+ | length(space(10)) | +-------------------+ | 10 | +-------------------+ 1 row in set (0.01 sec) mysql> select length(space(-10)); +--------------------+ | length(space(-10)) | +--------------------+ | 0 | +--------------------+ 1 row in set (0.02 sec)
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