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NUMBERS

numbers​

description​

Table function that generates a temporary table containing only one column with the column name number and all element values are const_value if const_value is specified, otherwise they are [0,number) incremented.

syntax​

numbers(
"number" = "n"
<, "const_value" = "x">
);

parameter:

  • number: Line number.
  • const_value: the constant value.

example​

mysql> select * from numbers("number" = "5");
+--------+
| number |
+--------+
| 0 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
+--------+
5 rows in set (0.11 sec)

mysql> select * from numbers("number" = "5", "const_value" = "-123");
+--------+
| number |
+--------+
| -123 |
| -123 |
| -123 |
| -123 |
| -123 |
+--------+
5 rows in set (0.12 sec)

keywords​

numbers, const_value