Overview

The following table lists the functions provided by DLI, such as decode1, javahash, and max_pt.

**Table 1** Added functions
Function	Syntax	Value Type	Description
decode1	decode1(<expression>, <search>, <result>[, <search>, <result>]...[, <default>])	Data type of the argument	Implements if-then-else branch selection.
javahash	javahash(string a)	STRING	Returns a hash value.
max_pt	max_pt(<table_full_name>)	STRING	Returns the name of the largest level-1 partition that contains data in a partitioned table and reads the data of this partition.
ordinal	ordinal(bigint <nth>, <var1>, <var2>[,...])	DOUBLE or DATETIME	Sorts input variables in ascending order and returns the value at the position specified by nth.
trans_array	trans_array (<num_keys>, <separator>, <key1>,<key2>,…,<col1>,<col2>,<col3>) as (<key1>,<key2>,...,<col1>, <col2>)	Data type of the argument	Converts an array split by a fixed separator in a column into multiple rows.
trunc_numeric	trunc_numeric(<number>[, bigint<decimal_places>])	DOUBLE or DECIMAL	Truncates the number value to a specified decimal place.
url_decode	url_decode(string <input>[, string <encoding>])	STRING	Converts a string from the application/x-www-form-urlencoded MIME format to regular characters.
url_encode	url_encode(string <input>[, string <encoding>])	STRING	Encodes a string in the application/x-www-form-urlencoded MIME format.