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sql_exp - ( )

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

... ( sql_exp ) ...

Every full SQL expression sql_exp can be enclosed in brackets ( ...
). There must be a blank after the opening parenthesis and before the closing parenthesis. Parenthesis
specify the priority with which expressions are evaluated. Parenthesis levels are evaluated from inside
out and from left to right. The result of a parenthesis is the result of the outermost expression in the parenthesis.

Note

Parentheses are used especially in arithmetic expressions to control the priority of calculations.