Calculates the factorial of number. This function is an additional function of MaxCompute V2.0.
Syntax
bigint factorial(<number>)Parameters
number: required. The value is of the BIGINT, INT, SMALLINT, or TINYINT type and ranges from 0 to 20.
Return value
A value of the BIGINT type is returned. The return value varies based on the following rules:
If the value of number is 0, 1 is returned.
If the value of number is null or a value that does not fall into the range from 0 to 20, null is returned.
Sample data
This section provides sample source data and examples for you to understand how to use the functions. In this topic, a table named mf_math_fun_t is created and data is inserted into the table. Sample statements:
create table if not exists mf_math_fun_t(
int_data int,
bigint_data bigint,
double_data double,
decimal_data decimal,
float_data float,
string_data string
);
insert into mf_math_fun_t values
(null, -10, 0.525, 0.525BD, cast(0.525 as float), '10'),
(-20, null, -0.1, -0.1BD, cast(-0.1 as float), '-10'),
(0, -1, null, 20.45BD, cast(-1 as float), '30'),
(-40, 4, 0.89, null, cast(0.89 as float), '-30'),
(5, -50, -1, -1BD, null, '50'),
(-60, 6, 1.5, 1.5BD, cast(1.5 as float), '-50'),
(-1, -70, -7.5, -7.5BD, cast(-7.5 as float),null ),
(-80, 1, -10.2, -10.2BD, cast(-10.2 as float), '-1' ),
(9, -90, 2.58, 2.58BD, cast(2.58 as float), '0'),
(-100, 10, -5.8, -5.8BD, cast(-5.8 as float), '-90');Query data from the mf_math_fun_t table. Sample statement:
select * from mf_math_fun_t;
-- The following result is returned:
+------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+------------+-------------+
| int_data | bigint_data | double_data | decimal_data | float_data | string_data |
+------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+------------+-------------+
| NULL | -10 | 0.525 | 0.525 | 0.525 | 10 |
| -20 | NULL | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -10 |
| 0 | -1 | NULL | 20.45 | -1.0 | 30 |
| -40 | 4 | 0.89 | NULL | 0.89 | -30 |
| 5 | -50 | -1.0 | -1 | NULL | 50 |
| -60 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -50 |
| -1 | -70 | -7.5 | -7.5 | -7.5 | NULL |
| -80 | 1 | -10.2 | -10.2 | -10.2 | -1 |
| 9 | -90 | 2.58 | 2.58 | 2.58 | 0 |
| -100 | 10 | -5.8 | -5.8 | -5.8 | -90 |
+------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+------------+-------------+Example: static data
-- The return value is 120. 5!=5*4*3*2*1=120
select factorial(5);
-- The return value is 1.
select factorial(0);
-- The return value is null.
select factorial(null);Example: table data
Calculate the factorial of values in the int_data and bigint_data columns based on the Sample data. Sample statement:
-- Enable the MaxCompute V2.0 data type edition. Commit this command along with SQL statements.
set odps.sql.type.system.odps2=true;
select factorial(int_data) as int_new, factorial(bigint_data) as bigint_new from mf_math_fun_t;The following result is returned:
+------------+------------+
| int_new | bigint_new |
+------------+------------+
| NULL | NULL |
| NULL | NULL |
| 1 | NULL |
| NULL | 24 |
| 120 | NULL |
| NULL | 720 |
| NULL | NULL |
| NULL | 1 |
| 362880 | NULL |
| NULL | 3628800 |
+------------+------------+Related functions
FACTORIAL is a mathematical function. For more information about functions related to data computing and conversion, see Mathematical functions.