61.Multi Statement Table Valued Function - Inline Vs Multi Statement Table Valued Function in SQL

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Like functions in programming languages, SQL Server user-defined functions are routines that
accept parameters, perform an action, such as a complex calculation, and return the result of
that action as a value. The return value can either be a single scalar value or a result set.
Why use user-defined functions?
● They allow modular programming.
You can create the function once, store it in the database, and
call it any number of times in your program. User-defined
functions can be modified independently of the program source
code.
● They allow faster execution.
Similar to stored procedures, Transact-SQL user-defined
functions reduce the compilation cost of Transact-SQL code by
caching the plans and reusing them for repeated executions.
This means the user-defined function does not need to be
reparsed and reoptimized with each use resulting in much faster
execution times.
CLR functions offer a significant performance advantage over
Transact-SQL functions for computational tasks, string
manipulation, and business logic. Transact-SQL functions are
better suited for data-access intensive logic.
● They can reduce network traffic.
An operation that filters data based on some complex constraint
that cannot be expressed in a single scalar expression can be
expressed as a function. The function can then be invoked in the
WHERE clause to reduce the number of rows sent to the client.
Types of functions:
1. Scalar Function: User-defined scalar functions return a single data value of the type
defined in the RETURNS clause. For an inline scalar function, the returned scalar value
is the result of a single statement. For a multistatement scalar function, the function body
can contain a series of Transact-SQL statements that return a single value. The return
type can be any data type except text, text, image, cursor, and timestamp.
2. Inline Table-valued Function: The user-defined inline table-valued function returns a
table variable as a result of actions performed by the function. The value of the table
variable should be derived from a single SELECT statement.
3. Multi-Statement Table-Valued Function: The user-defined multi-statement table-valued
function returns a table variable as a result of actions performed by the function. In this,
a table variable must be explicitly declared and defined whose value can be derived from
multiple SQL statements.
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