% (percent sign) operator

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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 of 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

> SELECT 2 % 1.8;
 0.2

> SELECT 2 % 0;
 Error: DIVIDE_BY_ZERO