Description
Plan literal identifier quoting for each explicit SQL name under double/backtick/bracket doubling rules; no keyword table, catalog identity or execution safety guarantee.
SQL identifiers, string literals and parameter placeholders serve different roles. Quote doubling can encode a single token in a selected dialect, while binding indexes connect placeholders to supplied values. These tools work with explicit tokens or lists; they do not connect to a database or parse an entire SQL program.
Plan literal identifier quoting for each explicit SQL name under double/backtick/bracket doubling rules; no keyword table, catalog identity or execution safety guarantee.
When to use this tool
Use this tool to plan literal identifier quoting for each explicit SQL name under double/backtick/bracket doubling rules; no keyword table, catalog identity or execution safety guarantee.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter identifiers, style using the field definitions below.
- Run the operation. Correct input errors before interpreting an output.
- Read result.identifiers. Use the ordering, boundary rules and absence conditions described below.
Require a supported style and nonempty identifiers, then return each original identifier beside its independently quoted spelling.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | Nonempty identifier texts, each quoted independently. | Dense list of at most 128 strings, each at most 8,192 UTF-16 code units. |
| style | Exact identifier quote style: double, backtick or bracket. | Text, at most 8,192 UTF-16 code units; the operation’s grammar also applies. |
| Output field | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| result | Object containing the named fields below. |
| result.identifiers | Quoted identifier records or tokens in supplied order. |
{
"input": {
"identifiers": [
"a",
"b c"
],
"style": "double"
},
"output": {
"result": {
"identifiers": [
{
"value": "a",
"quoted": "\"a\""
},
{
"value": "b c",
"quoted": "\"b c\""
}
]
}
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Identifier quoting does not split qualified paths or verify that names exist in a database.
- Placeholder indexes are one-based when stated; occurrence positions and binding-list positions are zero-based. Supported quote styles are explicit local conventions rather than a promise of compatibility with every database dialect.
- Every declared top-level input field is required and unexpected fields are rejected. Ordinary strings are limited to 8,192 UTF-16 code units and lists to 128 entries, with tighter operation-specific bounds where stated. JSON text has bounded nesting and node counts.
- Numeric outputs must be finite and no larger in absolute magnitude than the safe-integer limit; operations returning exact large integers use decimal text. Positions are zero-based and spans end exclusively unless the operation explicitly states a different convention.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the database driver’s parameter binding for values and the target dialect’s identifier rules for names. Token formatting and occurrence audits are separate from execution, authorization and complete query validation.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- SQL Double Quote Identifier Formatter
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- SQL Double Quote Identifier Parser
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