Functions as predicates and SARGable queries

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SqlMel SSCrazy Points: 2901 More actions · Answer 1

Very good question.

Thanks!

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 2

Nice question.

I like how it underscores the "It depends" with SArg-ability and why in the forums it really is good to have both DDL and execution plans when trying to help performance tune a query.

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 3

Great question. Thanks!!!

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david.gugg SSCertifiable Points: 6099 More actions · Answer 4

Nice question, I learned something. I assumed the ISNULL function would make it non-Sargable.

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stephen.long.1 SSCrazy Points: 2582 More actions · Answer 5

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August 26, 2014 at 8:12 am

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Nice question and explanation, Uwe. Thank you.

Raghavendra Mudugal SSChampion Points: 10658 More actions · Answer 6

Thank you for the post, very very interesting one, never new the word "SARGable" really exists, learnt a good amount of new stuff today. thank you.:-)

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SqlMel SSCrazy Points: 2901 More actions · Answer 7

SQLRNNR (8/26/2014)
Nice question.
I like how it underscores the "It depends" with SArg-ability and why in the forums it really is good to have both DDL and execution plans when trying to help performance tune a query.

+1

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Guy Stephens Old Hand Points: 308 More actions · Answer 8

I expected the optimiser to use the index on code on the basis that the expression was sargible, however I did not expect a SEEK. I was expecting a SCAN because the expression was WHERE [highlight=#ffff11]!=[/highlight] rather than =. Didn't realise the optimiser would convert != into a SEEK < and SEEK >.

Interesting. Thanks for the question.

Hany Helmy SSChampion Points: 13921 More actions · Answer 9

Ok, that was new for me, never encountered a case like this before, so definitly learnt somthing new today, thx.

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mbahnu9977 SSC Rookie Points: 37 More actions · Answer 10

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August 27, 2014 at 6:26 am

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Good Question 🙂

Hugo Kornelis SSC Guru Points: 64790 More actions · Answer 11

I am torn between two opinions on this question.

It is a good question because of the educational value on how the optimizer works and how indexes are (can be) used.

But it is also dangerous - in my experience, the optimizer can be very hard to predict, and things like this can change between versions, or even depending on the weather. This case is pretty obvious and safe, but as a matter of principle I would personally not submit such a question.

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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 12

Hugo Kornelis (8/27/2014)
I am torn between two opinions on this question.
It is a good question because of the educational value on how the optimizer works and how indexes are (can be) used.
But it is also dangerous - in my experience, the optimizer can be very hard to predict, and things like this can change between versions, or even depending on the weather. This case is pretty obvious and safe, but as a matter of principle I would personally not submit such a question.

I can see your point, but I think it's reasonable tosubmit the question. People will learn something, and if they don't realise it may change from one release to the next thy should perhaps learn that from other questions. It would of course be nice for some questions if the explanation explained that things might change, but change for this one is so unlikely that I don't think it should in this case.

Tom

DamianC SSCrazy Eights Points: 8023 More actions · Answer 13

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January 5, 2017 at 6:06 am

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good explaination

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