In Oracle, the SINH()
function returns the hyperbolic sine of its argument.
Syntax
The syntax goes like this:
SINH(n)
Where n
can be any numeric data type or any nonnumeric data type that can be implicitly converted to a numeric data type.
Example
Here’s an example:
SELECT SINH(3)
FROM DUAL;
Result:
SINH(3) ____________________________________________ 10.01787492740990189897459361946582806017
Non-Numeric Argument
As mentioned, the argument can be any numeric data type or any nonnumeric data type that can be implicitly converted to a numeric data type.
Here’s what happens when we provide a non-numeric argument that can’t be converted to a numeric data type:
SELECT SINH('One')
FROM DUAL;
Result:
Error starting at line : 1 in command - SELECT SINH('One') FROM DUAL Error report - ORA-01722: invalid number
Null Values
Passing null
to SINH()
returns null
:
SET NULL 'null';
SELECT SINH(null)
FROM DUAL;
Result:
SINH(NULL) _____________ null
By default, SQLcl and SQL*Plus return a blank space whenever null
occurs as a result of a SQL SELECT
statement.
However, you can use SET NULL
to specify a different string to be returned. Here I specified that the string null
should be returned.
Incorrect Argument Count
Calling SINH()
without passing any arguments returns an error:
SELECT SINH()
FROM DUAL;
Result:
Error starting at line : 1 in command - SELECT SINH() FROM DUAL Error at Command Line : 1 Column : 8 Error report - SQL Error: ORA-00909: invalid number of arguments 00909. 00000 - "invalid number of arguments" *Cause: *Action:
And passing the wrong number of arguments results in an error:
SELECT SINH(1, 2)
FROM DUAL;
Result:
Error starting at line : 1 in command - SELECT SINH(1, 2) FROM DUAL Error at Command Line : 1 Column : 8 Error report - SQL Error: ORA-00909: invalid number of arguments 00909. 00000 - "invalid number of arguments" *Cause: *Action: