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Is there a name for the class of characters represented by [] in SQL Server?
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Problem
I am interested in the terminology for the characters you can put around table names, column names, etc. when referencing them in a query. A name that in Microsoft SQL Server would be for
I am unable to find a generic term for them anywhere and am wondering if one exists.
[]s and in MySQL would be for ```s or possibly ""`s. I am unable to find a generic term for them anywhere and am wondering if one exists.
Solution
"I think" this is what you are referring to:
Delimited Identifiers
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms176027(v=sql.105).aspx
T-SQL Naming Conventions
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql
Delimited Identifiers
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms176027(v=sql.105).aspx
T-SQL Naming Conventions
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql
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StackExchange Database Administrators Q#188231, answer score: 7
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