Returns a string of repeated spaces.
Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
SPACE ( integer_expression )
Is a positive integer that indicates the number of spaces. If integer_expression is negative, a null string is returned.
For more information, see Expressions (Transact-SQL)
varchar
To include spaces in Unicode data, or to return more than 8000 character spaces, use REPLICATE instead of SPACE.
The following example trims the last names and concatenates a comma, two spaces, and the first names of people listed in the Person table in AdventureWorks2012.
USE AdventureWorks2012; GO SELECT RTRIM(LastName) + ',' + SPACE(2) + LTRIM(FirstName) FROM Person.Person ORDER BY LastName, FirstName; GO