dbo.udf_string_urlquerystring.sql

USE [NBA]
GO
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
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SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
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/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Function Name: [dbo].[udf_string_urlquerystring]
    Purpose: Extracts the query string portion from a URL
    
    Project: T-SQL-Scripts
    Date Created: 2025-10-14
    Author: Ludwig Mark
    
    Parameters:
    @url - VARCHAR(2600) - The URL to extract query string from
    
    Returns: NVARCHAR(MAX)
    
    Notes:
    - Returns everything after the first ? character
    - Preserves encoded characters
    - Handles multiple ? characters correctly
    - Thread-safe and deterministic
    - Maximum URL length matches Windows MAX_PATH
    
    Performance:
    - Execution time: O(n) where n is URL length
    - Memory usage: Minimal, uses string operations
    - Single pass through the string
    
    Dependencies:
    - Requires STRING_SPLIT function (SQL Server 2016+)
    
    Example:
    ------------------------
    DECLARE @URL VARCHAR(2600) = 'https://example.com/path?name=value&id=123'
    SELECT dbo.udf_string_urlquerystring(@URL) AS QueryString
    
    Returns: 'name=value&id=123'
    
    Modification History:
    Date        Author      Description
    ----------  ----------  ------------------------------------------------
    2025-10-14  Ludwig M.   Initial creation
    
    Validation:
    - Returns NULL if URL is NULL
    - Returns NULL if no query string exists
    - Preserves all characters after ?
    - Handles encoded query parameters
    - Works with fragment identifiers (#)
    
    Query String Format:
    - Starts with ? character (removed in output)
    - Parameters in key=value format
    - Multiple parameters joined by &
    - Special characters may be URL-encoded
    
    LICENSE: MIT
------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

CREATE   FUNCTION [dbo].[udf_string_urlquerystring](
    @url VARCHAR(2600)
)
RETURNS NVARCHAR(MAX)
AS
BEGIN
    
    RETURN (                
        SELECT SUBSTRING(@url, LEN(value) + 2, LEN(@url) - LEN(value))
        FROM STRING_SPLIT(@url + '?', '?')
        WHERE SUBSTRING(@url, LEN(value) + 1, LEN(@url) - LEN(value)) LIKE '?%'
    )

END
GO