% (percent sign) operator
Applies to: Databricks SQL
Databricks Runtime
Returns the remainder after dividend / divisor. This function is equivalent to mod function.
Syntax
dividend % divisor
Arguments
dividend: An expression that evaluates to a numeric.divisor: An expression that evaluates to a numeric.
Returns
If both dividend and divisor are DECIMAL, the result matches the divisor's type.
In all other cases, a DOUBLE.
If divisor is 0 (zero) the function raises a DIVIDE_BY_ZERO error.
Examples
SQL
> SELECT 2 % 1.8;
0.2
> SELECT 2 % 0;
Error: DIVIDE_BY_ZERO