new QUOTE() fuction has been added

BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok:
  Logging to logging@openlogging.org accepted

BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok

@@ -73,3 +73,4 @@ worm@altair.is.lan
 zak@balfor.local
 zak@linux.local
 zgreant@mysql.com
+ram@ram.(none)

sql/item_create.cc

@@ -440,3 +440,7 @@ Item *create_func_is_free_lock(Item* a)
   return new Item_func_is_free_lock(a);
 }
 
+Item *create_func_quote(Item* a)
+{
+  return new Item_func_quote(a);
+}

sql/item_create.h

@@ -93,3 +93,4 @@ Item *create_func_weekday(Item* a);
 Item *create_load_file(Item* a);
 Item *create_wait_for_master_pos(Item* a, Item* b);
 Item *create_func_is_free_lock(Item* a);
+Item *create_func_quote(Item* a);

sql/item_strfunc.cc

@@ -2070,3 +2070,56 @@ String* Item_func_inet_ntoa::val_str(String* str)
   str->length(str->length()-1);			// Remove last '.';
   return str;
 }
+
+String *Item_func_quote::val_str(String *str)
+{
+  String *arg= args[0]->val_str(str);
+  char *strptr, *argptr, *end, *arglast;
+  uint delta= 2; /* for beginning and ending ' signs */
+
+  for (argptr= (char*) arg->ptr(), end= argptr + arg->length(); argptr < end;
+       argptr++)
+  {
+    switch (*argptr) {
+    case '\'':
+    case '\\':
+    case 0:
+    case '\032':
+      delta++;
+    }
+  }
+  if (str->alloc(arg->length() + delta))
+  {
+    null_value= 1;
+    return 0;
+  }
+  strptr= (char*) str->ptr() + arg->length() + delta - 1;
+  *strptr= '\'';
+  for (end= (char*) arg->ptr(), arglast= end + arg->length(),
+       argptr= arglast - 1; argptr >= end; argptr--)
+  {
+    switch (*argptr) {
+    case '\'':
+    case '\\':
+    case 0:
+    case '\032':
+      strptr-= arglast - argptr;
+      memmove(strptr, argptr, arglast - argptr);
+      arglast= argptr;
+      *--strptr= '\\';
+    }
+  }
+  if (arglast != end)
+  {
+    strptr-= arglast - end;
+    memmove(strptr, end, arglast - end);
+  }
+  *--strptr= '\'';
+  str->length(arg->length() + delta);
+  return str;
+}
+
+void Item_func_quote::fix_length_and_dec()
+{
+  max_length= args[0]->max_length * 2 + 2;
+}

sql/item_strfunc.h

@@ -535,3 +535,12 @@ class Item_func_export_set: public Item_str_func
   const char *func_name() const { return "inet_ntoa"; }
   void fix_length_and_dec() { decimals = 0; max_length=3*8+7; }
 };
+
+class Item_func_quote :public Item_str_func
+{
+public:
+  Item_func_quote(Item *a) :Item_str_func(a) {}
+  const char *func_name() const { return "quote"; }
+  String *val_str(String *);
+  void fix_length_and_dec();
+};

sql/lex.h

@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ static SYMBOL sql_functions[] = {
   { "POW",		SYM(FUNC_ARG2),0,CREATE_FUNC(create_func_pow)},
   { "POWER",		SYM(FUNC_ARG2),0,CREATE_FUNC(create_func_pow)},
   { "QUARTER",		SYM(FUNC_ARG1),0,CREATE_FUNC(create_func_quarter)},
+  { "QUOTE",		SYM(FUNC_ARG1),0,CREATE_FUNC(create_func_quote)},
   { "RADIANS",		SYM(FUNC_ARG1),0,CREATE_FUNC(create_func_radians)},
   { "RAND",		SYM(RAND),0,0},
   { "RELEASE_LOCK",	SYM(FUNC_ARG1),0,CREATE_FUNC(create_func_release_lock)},

sql/sql_yacc.yy

@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ bool my_yyoverflow(short **a, YYSTYPE **b,int *yystacksize);
 %token	PROCESS
 %token	PROCESSLIST_SYM
 %token	QUERY_SYM
+%token  QUOTE
 %token	RAID_0_SYM
 %token	RAID_STRIPED_SYM
 %token	RAID_TYPE
@@ -1815,6 +1816,8 @@ simple_expr:
 	   }
 	| POSITION_SYM '(' no_in_expr IN_SYM expr ')'
 	  { $$ = new Item_func_locate($5,$3); }
+	| QUOTE '(' expr ')'
+	  { $$= new Item_func_quote($3); }
 	| RAND '(' expr ')'
 	  { $$= new Item_func_rand($3); current_thd->safe_to_cache_query=0;}
 	| RAND '(' ')'