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negative

Description​

Returns the negative of input arg.

Syntax​

negative(arg)

Parameter​

arg supports the following data types:

  • BIGINT
  • DOUBLE
  • DECIMALV2
  • DECIMAL32
  • DECIMAL64
  • DECIMAL128

Return value​

Returns a value of the same data type as the input.

Examples​

mysql> select negative(3);
+-------------+
| negative(3) |
+-------------+
|          -3 |
+-------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select negative(cast(3.14 as decimalv2));
+--------------------------------------+
| negative(CAST(3.14 AS DECIMAL(9,0))) |
+--------------------------------------+
|                                -3.14 |
+--------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)