docs/sql-error-conditions-invalid-delimiter-value-error-class.md

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[SQLSTATE: 42602](sql-error-conditions-sqlstates.html#class-42-syntax-error-or-access-rule-violation)

Invalid value for delimiter.

This error class has the following derived error classes:

## DELIMITER_LONGER_THAN_EXPECTED

Delimiter cannot be more than one character: `<str>`.

## EMPTY_STRING

Delimiter cannot be empty string.

## SINGLE_BACKSLASH

Single backslash is prohibited. It has special meaning as beginning of an escape sequence. To get the backslash character, pass a string with two backslashes as the delimiter.

## UNSUPPORTED_SPECIAL_CHARACTER

Unsupported special character for delimiter: `<str>`.