Syntax of REPLICATE Function :
REPLICATE ( character_expression ,integer_expression )
character_expression is a string to repeat.
integer_expression is number of times the character_expression to be repeated.
Return type of REPLICATE function is varchar data type.
Example 1 : Use of REPLICATE function with select
SELECT REPLICATE('Syntax-Example', 3)
select (case when LEN([Columns Name])<5 then REPLICATE('0',5-LEN([Columns Name]))+[Columns Name] else Tally end)Tally from [Table Name]
// Result :
//Before : 815
// After : 00815
Example 2 : Use of REPLICATE function with Update
update [Table Name] set [Columns Name]=(case when LEN([Columns Name])<5 then REPLICATE('0',5-LEN([Columns Name]))+[Columns Name] else [Columns Name]end)
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