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try_divide function

Applies to: check marked yes Databricks SQL check marked yes Databricks Runtime 10.4 LTS and above

Returns dividend divided by divisor.

Syntax​

try_divide(dividend, divisor)

Arguments​

  • dividend: A numeric or INTERVAL expression.
  • divisor: A numeric expression.

Returns​

For DECFLOAT inputs, the result is DECFLOAT(16) when both inputs are DECFLOAT(16), and DECFLOAT(34) otherwise. Division by zero produces infinity or NaN rather than NULL.

If both dividend and divisor are DECIMAL, the result is DECIMAL.

If dividend is a year-month interval, the result is an INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH.

If dividend is a day-time interval, the result is an INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND.

In all other cases, a DOUBLE.

For inputs other than DECFLOAT, if the divisor is 0, the operator returns NULL.

Examples​

SQL
> SELECT try_divide(3, 2);
 1.5

> SELECT try_divide(2L, 2L);
 1.0

> SELECT try_divide(INTERVAL '3:15' HOUR TO MINUTE, 3);
 0 01:05:00.000000

> SELECT try_divide(3 , 0)
  NULL
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