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DECIMAL_SCALE function

Checks the number of decimal digits to be stored to the right of the decimal point. The range of the scale is from 0 to the precision point, with a default of 0.

Syntax

DECIMAL_SCALE(super_expression)

Arguments

Return type

INTEGER

Examples

To apply the DECIMAL_SCALE function to the table t, use the following example.

CREATE TABLE t(s SUPER);

INSERT INTO t VALUES (3.14159);

SELECT DECIMAL_SCALE(s) FROM t;

+---------------+
| decimal_scale |
+---------------+
|             5 |
+---------------+