IF RDBMS = SQL Server, NoSQL = ???
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SQL 2012 Identity Columns Feature
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SSMS 2016 – Compare Execution Plans
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No thrills about spills
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Function Defaults
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Question of the Day
Function Defaults
I have created this function in SQL Server 2022:
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.AddInt (@one INT, @two INT = 1) RETURNS INT
AS
BEGIN
RETURN @one + @two
END
How can I call this and invoke the default value for @two? See possible answers