any()

Aggregate. Returns a value based on an arbitrary member in a group of values.

Syntax

any ( expression )

Parameters

expression

An expression that will typically reference one or more columns in the input stream. It will be evaluated using an arbitrary member of the group.

Usage

Returns the value for the expression based on an arbitrary member of the group unless the group has no members in which case a NULL value is returned. The function takes any datatype as its argument, and the function returns that same datatype.