Example: Querying for the Smallest Integer Value
The following query returns 6.
SELECT LEAST(13, 6);
Example: LEAST with DECIMAL Input
In the following query, if the input arguments have data types of DECIMAL(5,4) and DECIMAL(4,2), the return data type is DECIMAL(6,4) and the return value is 1.1234.
SELECT LEAST(1.1234, 36.12);
Example: LEAST with Character Input
The following query returns 'alpha'.
SELECT LEAST('apples', 'alpha');
Example: Comparing Time Zones in a TIMESTAMP
SELECT LEAST(CAST('2003-08-17 20:15:24-05:00' AS TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE), CAST('2003-08-17 20:15:24-02:00' AS TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE));
Result:
LEAST('2003-08-17 20:15:24-05:00','2003-08-17 20:15:24-02:00')
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2003-08-17 20:15:24.000000-02:00