postgresqlHow do I use the PostgreSQL quote_ident function?

The PostgreSQL quote_ident function is used to escape the names of identifiers (e.g. table names, column names) that may contain special characters or keywords. It takes a single string as an argument and returns a new string with the identifier properly escaped.

For example,

SELECT quote_ident('column name');

will return:

"column name"

The parts of the code are as follows:

• SELECT: This is the SQL statement used to retrieve data from a database.
• quote_ident(): This is the PostgreSQL function used to escape the names of identifiers.
• 'column name': This is the string that is passed as an argument to the quote_ident function.

Helpful links

• PostgreSQL Documentation: quote_ident

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