NEGATIVE

Description

Returns the negative value of the parameter x.

Syntax

NEGATIVE(<x>)

Parameters

Parameter	Description
<x>	The independent variable supports the types BIGINT, DOUBLE, and DECIMAL

Return value

Returns an integer or a floating-point number. Special cases:

• If the parameter is NULL, return NULL.
• If the parameter is 0, return 0.

Example

SELECT negative(-10);

+---------------+
| negative(-10) |
+---------------+
|            10 |
+---------------+

SELECT negative(12);

+--------------+
| negative(12) |
+--------------+
|          -12 |
+--------------+

SELECT negative(0);

+-------------+
| negative(0) |
+-------------+
|           0 |
+-------------+

SELECT negative(null);

+----------------+
| negative(NULL) |
+----------------+
|           NULL |
+----------------+