In PostgreSQL, we can use the generate_series() function to return a series of values between a given start and stop point. This can be a series of numbers or a series of timestamps.
The function returns a set containing the series.
Continue readingIn MySQL, the ICU_VERSION() function returns the version of the International Components for Unicode (ICU) library used to support regular expression operations.
The ICU_VERSION() function is primarily intended for use in test cases.
In MySQL, CURRENT_ROLE() is a built-in function that returns the current active roles for the current session, separated by commas, or NONE if there are none. The current role determines our access privileges.
In MySQL, the COERCIBILITY() returns the collation coercibility value of its string argument.
The COERCIBILITY() function defines how collations will be converted in the case of collation conflict. In such conflicts, an expression with a higher coercibility is converted to the collation of an expression with a lower coercibility.
The MySQL CONNECTION_ID() function returns the connection ID (thread ID) for the connection.
In MySQL, every connection has an ID that is unique among the set of currently connected clients. We can use the CONNECTION_ID() function to return that ID.
In PostgreSQL, we can use the setval() function to set a sequence’s value.
We specify the value when we call the function. We also have the option of setting its is_called flag.
In PostgreSQL, the currval() function returns the value most recently returned by nextval() for the specified sequence in the current session.
The currval() function is very similar to the lastval() function, except that lastval() doesn’t require the name of a sequence like currval() does. That’s because lastval() doesn’t report on any particular sequence – it reports on the last time nextval() was used in the current session, regardless of which sequence was used. The currval() on the other hand, only reports on the specified sequence.
In PostgreSQL, the lastval() function returns the value most recently returned by nextval() in the current session.
The lastval() function is very similar to the currval() function, except that lastval() doesn’t require the name of a sequence like currval() does. That’s because lastval() doesn’t report on any particular sequence – it reports on the last time nextval() was used in the current session, regardless of which sequence was used.
In PostgreSQL, the nextval() function is used to advance sequence objects to their next value and return that value. We pass the name of the sequence when we call the function. This assumes that the sequence object exists.
In MySQL, BENCHMARK() is a built-in function that executes an expression repeatedly for a specified number of times.
It can be used to time how quickly MySQL processes the expression. Specifically, the function is intended for measuring the runtime performance of scalar expressions.
The result is always 0, or NULL for inappropriate arguments. The function is intended to be used within the mysql command line tool, which reports query execution times.