14 + 1 new functions in SQL Server 2012

We always need sophisticated function in any programming language. SQL Server does have lot of built-in functions that helps database developers.

In Denali CTP3, we have got new 14 built-in functions and 1 enhanced function. These functions have been categorized into.

14 new functions and 1 changed function in SQL Server Denali CTP3.

Function Category

1) String functions

• CONCAT (Transact-SQL)
• FORMAT (Transact-SQL)

2) Logical functions

• CHOOSE (Transact-SQL)
• IIF (Transact-SQL)

3) Conversion functions

• PARSE (Transact-SQL)
• TRY_CONVERT (Transact-SQL)
• TRY_PARSE (Transact-SQL)

4) Date and Time functions

• DATEFROMPARTS (Transact-SQL)
• DATETIME2FROMPARTS (Transact-SQL)
• DATETIMEFROMPARTS (Transact-SQL)
• DATETIMEOFFSETFROMPARTS (Transact-SQL)
• EOMONTH (Transact-SQL)
• SMALLDATETIMEFROMPARTS (Transact-SQL)
• TIMEFROMPARTS (Transact-SQL)

5) Math function – log function changed

•  LOG (Transact-SQL)

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