ARGN function [Miscellaneous]

Function

Returns a selected argument from a list of arguments.

Syntax

ARGN integer-expression, expression [ , …] )

Parameters

integer-expression The position of an argument within a list of expressions.

expression An expression of any data type passed into the function. All supplied expressions must be of the same data type.

Example

The following statement returns the value 6:

SELECT ARGN( 6, 1,2,3,4,5,6 ) FROM iq_dummy

Usage

Using the value of integer-expression as n returns the nth argument (starting at 1) from the remaining list of arguments. While the expressions can be of any data type, they must all be of the same data type. The integer expression must be from one to the number of expressions in the list or NULL is returned. Multiple expressions are separated by a comma.

Standards and compatibility