Example: Querying for the Largest Integer Value
The following query returns the result 13.
SELECT GREATEST(13, 6);
Example: GREATEST with DECIMAL Input
In the following query, if the input arguments have data types of DECIMAL(4,2) and DECIMAL(5,4), the return data type is DECIMAL(6,4) and the result value is 13.1200.
SELECT GREATEST(13.12, 6.1234);
Example: GREATEST with Character Input
The following query returns the result 'apples'.
SELECT GREATEST('apples', 'alpha');
Example: Comparing Milliseconds in a TIMESTAMP
SELECT GREATEST('2003-08-17 12:15:24.756' (TIMESTAMP(6)), '2003-08-17 12:15:24.456' (TIMESTAMP(6)));
Result:
greatest('2003-08-17 12:15:24.756','2003-08-17 12:15:24.456')
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2003-08-17 12:15:24.756000