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PMOD

Description​

Returns the smallest positive solution of the modulo operation x mod y within the modular system, which is obtained by calculating (x % y + y) % y.

Syntax​

PMOD(<x> , <y>)

Parameters​

ParameterDescription
<x>Dividend
<y>Divisor should not be 0

Return value​

Returns an integer or a floating-point number. Special cases:

  • If x = 0, returns 0.
  • If x is NULL or y is NULL, returns NULL.

Example​

SELECT PMOD(13,5);
+-------------+
| pmod(13, 5) |
+-------------+
| 3 |
+-------------+
SELECT PMOD(-13,5);
+--------------+
| pmod(-13, 5) |
+--------------+
| 2 |
+--------------+
SELECT PMOD(0,-12);
+--------------+
| pmod(0, -12) |
+--------------+
| 0 |
+--------------+
SELECT PMOD(0,null);
+-------------------------------+
| pmod(cast(0 as DOUBLE), NULL) |
+-------------------------------+
| NULL |
+-------------------------------+