Abs

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Returns the absolute value of a number.

Numeric Abs(Numeric value)

round-pushpin Returns 5.5.
SELECT Abs(-5.5) as Result FROM Single




SQL :: NullWhenNumeric
Returns null when the number equals compareToValue, otherwise returns the number.
SQL :: Pow
Returns x raised to the power of y.
SQL :: Right
Returns the given number of characters from the end of the value.
SQL :: Round
Rounds a number to the given number of decimal places. Midpoint values are rounded to the nearest even number (2.5 rounds to 2).
SQL :: Scalar Functions
Scalar functions are evaluated once per row.
SQL :: Sha1
Returns the SHA-1 hash of the value's UTF-8 bytes as a lower case hex string.
SQL :: Sha256
Returns the SHA-256 hash of the value's UTF-8 bytes as a lower case hex string.
SQL :: Sha512
Returns the SHA-512 hash of the value's UTF-8 bytes as a lower case hex string.
SQL :: ShowScalarFunctions
Lists the built-in scalar functions with their parameters and descriptions.
SQL :: SubString
Returns length characters of the value, starting at the zero-based startIndex.