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5 Functions

Functions are similar to operators in that they manipulate data items and return a result. Functions differ from operators in the format of their arguments. This format enables them to operate on zero, one, two, or more arguments:

function(argument, argument, ...) 

A function without any arguments is similar to a pseudocolumn (refer to Chapter 2, "Pseudocolumns"). However, a pseudocolumn typically returns a different value for each row in the result set, whereas a function without any arguments typically returns the same value for each row.

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