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Stored Functions: Function is a block of code similar to a stored procedure which is

also used to perform an action and returns result as a value. Function can be divided
into two types, these are

1)Scalar-Valued Fuction: In this case we can return a attribute datatype as an output


from the function and return a single value.

Syntax: Create Function <Function Name> (@parameter <Data Type> [size])

Returns <return attribute data type>

As

Begin

<Function Body>

Return <return attribute name>

End

How to Call Scalar valued Functions:

Syntax: Select dbo.<Function Name> (value)

1) Create a function to return the cube of the given value.


create function fcube (@x int)
returns int
as
begin
return @x*@x*@x
end

Output:select dbo.fcube(3)
2) Create a function that takes an employee id and returns the salary of that
employee.
create function fsal(@eid int)
returns money
as
begin
declare @sal money
select @sal=salary from employee where empid=@eid
return @sal
end
Output:select dbo.fsal(1)
3) Create function to accept department name and return sum of salary of given
department?
CREATE FUNCTION SF3(@DNAME VARCHAR(10))
RETURNS MONEY
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @TOTSAL MONEY
SELECT @TOTSAL=SUM(SALARY) FROM EMP E INNER JOIN DEPT D
ON E.DEPTNO=D.DEPTNO AND DNAME=@DNAME
RETURN @TOTSAL
END

SELECT dbo.SF3('SALES')
4) Create function to accept dates and returns no.of employee ?
CREATE FUNCTION SF4(@SD DATE,@ED DATE)
RETURNS INT
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @NUMEMP INT
SELECT @NUMEMP=COUNT(*) FROM EMP WHERE
HIREDATE BETWEEN @SD AND @ED
RETURN @NUMEMP
END

SELECT dbo.SF4('1981-01-01','1981-12-31')

5) Create function to accept employee number and return that employee


Gross salary based on following conditions are
1. Hra – 10% ,2.Da – 20%,3.Pf – 10% on basic salary ?

CREATE FUNCTION SF5(@EMPNO INT)


RETURNS MONEY
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @BSAL MONEY,@HRA MONEY,@DA MONEY,@PF
MONEY,@GROSS MONEY
SELECT @BSAL=SALARY FROM EMP WHERE EMPNO=@EMPNO
SET @HRA=@BSAL*0.1
SET @DA=@BSAL*0.2
SET @PF=@BSAL*0.1
SET @GROSS=@BSAL+@HRA+@DA+@PF
RETURN @GROSS
END

Output :
Select dbo.sf5(7788)

2)Table-Valued Fuction:In this case we can return a table as an output from the
function.

Syntax:

Create Function <Function Name> (@parameter <Data Type> [size])

Returns <Table>

As

Return <return select statement>

How to Call a Table-Valued Function:

Syntax: select * from functionname(value)

Ex: Create a function that accept the Address and returns the list of employee working
in given address from the table.

create function ft1(@add varchar(50))


returns table
as
return(select * from employee where address=@add)

Output:select * from ft1('hyd')

Ex:Create a function to get the deptno and return list of employee working in EMP and
DEPT tables.

create function saidata(@deptno int)


returns table
as
return(select e.eid,e.ename,e.salary,d.deptno,d.dname,d.location from emp e inner join
dept d on e.deptno=d.deptno where e.deptno=@deptno)

Output: Select * from saidata(10)


Ex:Retrieving data from more than two tables by using function?

CREATE FUNCTION TVF4(@DNAME VARCHAR(10))

RETURNS TABLE

AS

RETURN(SELECT E.EMPNO,E.ENAME,E.SALARY,S.LOSAL,S.HISAL,

D.DNAME,D.LOC,D.DEPTNO FROM EMP E INNER JOIN DEPT D

ON E.DEPTNO=D.DEPTNO INNER JOIN SGRADE S ON E.SALARY BETWEEN

S.LOSAL AND S.HISAL WHERE DNAME=@DNAME)

How To Drop Functions:

 Drop Function <Function Name>

Ex: Drop Function Saidata

Difference between Function And Procedure:

 A function must return a value where as procedure may or may not be returns a
value.
 When a procedure want to return a value then we should use “OUT” parameter
whereas a function want to return a value then we use “RETURN” statement.
 A procedure can have parameters of both input (with parameters) and output
(without parameters) where as a function can have only input (with parameters)
parameters only.
 In procedure we can perform select, insert, update and delete operation where
as function can used only to perform select. Cannot be used to perform insert,
update and delete operations.
 A procedure provides the option for to perform transaction management where
as these operations are not permitted in a function.
 Procedures supporting to use exception handling mechanism but functions are
not supporting exception handling mechanism.
 We call a procedure using execute command where as function are called by
using select command only

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