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2,406 PointsFinding the length with SQL reporting
SELECT title, (LENGTH)title AS longest_length FROM books ORDER BY length desc LIMIT 1;
Trying to find the title and length of the title of a book in a database.
Tried a few variations of the above code, but now I'm stuck. Thanks!
2 Answers
Kris Hatch-McCarter
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 23,866 PointsHere is my solution: SELECT title, LENGTH(title) AS longest_length FROM books ORDER BY longest_length DESC LIMIT 1;
Raksmey soriya
3,101 PointsHere is my solution: SELECT title, MAX(LENGTH(title)) AS longest_length FROM books
The MAX() function returns the largest value .