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Databases

Jay Reyes
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Jay Reyes
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Jay Reyes
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 15,937 Points

SUBSTR doesn't start from 0?

I'm curious as to how many other programming languages: indices start at 0, but SQL function SUBSTR at 1.

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Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
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Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
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It's very unusual. The only one I've ever used is R (although I am sure there are some others). Every other language I've used starts at 0 (Python, PHP, JavaScript, Java, C#, C++/C).

Edit to add link with table: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_programming_languages_(array)#Array_system_cross-reference_list