MULTIPLY()

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Scales an interval by an integer factor.

Signatures

Interval scaling

Returns: The scaled interval

MULTIPLY(interval: INTERVAL, factor: BIGINT) → INTERVAL
sql
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
intervalINTERVALYesInterval to scale
factorBIGINTYesInteger scale factor (TINYINT, SMALLINT, INT, or BIGINT)

Signature notes:

  • Either operand order is accepted: interval * n or n * interval
  • Returns NULL if either operand is NULL

Related operators

Examples

MULTIPLY(...)

FeatureQL
SELECT
    f1 := MULTIPLY(3, 4) -- Function call
;
Result
f1 BIGINT
12

.MULTIPLY(...) — chained

FeatureQL
SELECT
    f1 := (3).MULTIPLY(4), -- Integer literal: parenthesize for `.MULTIPLY` on BIGINT
    f2 := 1.5.MULTIPLY(3) -- Decimal base: chain without extra parentheses
;
Result
f1 BIGINTf2 VARCHAR
124.5

Interval scaling

FeatureQL
SELECT
    f1 := INTERVAL_PARSE('1 day') * 3, -- Scale a day interval
    f2 := 5 * INTERVAL_PARSE('2 hours'), -- Integer on the left side
    f3 := INTERVAL_PARSE('15 minutes') * 4, -- Compose sub-hour intervals
    f4 := INTERVAL_PARSE('1 hour') * 0 -- Zero factor yields zero interval
;
Result
f1 VARCHARf2 VARCHARf3 VARCHARf4 VARCHAR
3 days 00:00:000 days 10:00:000 days 01:00:000 days 00:00:00

Edge cases

FeatureQL
SELECT
    f1 := MULTIPLY(-5, 2), -- Negative factor
    f2 := MULTIPLY(0, 100), -- Multiplication by zero
    f3 := MULTIPLY(1.5, 3.0), -- DECIMAL × DECIMAL
    f4 := MULTIPLY(1.5E0, 3.0E0) -- DOUBLE × DOUBLE
;
Result
f1 BIGINTf2 BIGINTf3 VARCHARf4 VARCHAR
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Last update at: 2026/05/26 17:22:09