SQL Reference

Chapter 3. Language Elements

This chapter defines the basic syntax of SQL and language elements that are common to many SQL statements.

Subject	Page
"Characters"	"Characters"
"Tokens"	"Tokens"
"Identifiers"	"Identifiers"
"Naming Conventions and Implicit Object Name Qualifications"	"Naming Conventions and Implicit Object Name Qualifications"
"Aliases"	"Aliases"
"Authorization IDs and authorization-names"	"Authorization IDs and authorization-names"
"Data Types"	"Data Types"
"Promotion of Data Types"	"Promotion of Data Types"
"Casting Between Data Types"	"Casting Between Data Types"
"Assignments and Comparisons"	"Assignments and Comparisons"
"Rules for Result Data Types"	"Rules for Result Data Types"
"Constants"	"Constants"
"Special Registers"	"Special Registers"
"Column Names"	"Column Names"
"References to Host Variables"	"References to Host Variables"
"Functions"	"Functions"
"Expressions"	"Expressions"
"Predicates"	"Predicates"
"Search Conditions"	"Search Conditions"

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