$ mysql -uroot -proot
mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.
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Your MySQL connection id is 591
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mysql> set @str = "abcdxyz";
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> select @str;
+---------+
| @str |
+---------+
| abcdxyz |
+---------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> select length(@str);
+--------------+
| length(@str) |
+--------------+
| 7 |
+--------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)
mysql> select substring(@str,1,4);
+---------------------+
| substring(@str,1,4) |
+---------------------+
| abcd |
+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> select substring(@str,5,7);
+---------------------+
| substring(@str,5,7) |
+---------------------+
| xyz |
+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
需要注意的，mysql 的 substring(@str,1,4) 位置是从 1 开始的。
