Skip to main content

SUM0

Description​

Used to return the sum of all values of the selected field. Unlike the SUM function, when all input values are NULL, SUM0 returns 0 instead of NULL.

Syntax​

SUM0(<expr>)

Parameters​

ParameterDescription
<expr>The field to calculate the sum of

Return Value​

Returns the sum of all values of the selected field. If all values are NULL, returns 0.

Examples​

-- Create example table
CREATE TABLE sales_table (
product_id INT,
price DECIMAL(10,2),
quantity INT,
discount DECIMAL(10,2)
) DISTRIBUTED BY HASH(product_id)
PROPERTIES (
"replication_num" = "1"
);

-- Insert test data
INSERT INTO sales_table VALUES
(1, 99.99, 2, NULL),
(2, 159.99, 1, NULL),
(3, 49.99, 5, NULL),
(4, 299.99, 1, NULL),
(5, 79.99, 3, NULL);

-- Compare SUM and SUM0
SELECT
SUM(discount) as sum_discount, -- Returns NULL
SUM0(discount) as sum0_discount -- Returns 0
FROM sales_table;
+--------------+---------------+
| sum_discount | sum0_discount |
+--------------+---------------+
| NULL | 0.00 |
+--------------+---------------+