SQL Server scalar-valued function takes one or more parameters and returns a single value. The scalar functions help you simplify your code. For example, you may have a complex calculation that ...

Parameters for Invoking Scalar Functions The parameters for the methods exposed by the [!INCLUDE adaptersqlshort] to invoke a scalar function are the same as the parameters defined in the scalar ...

Using the CLR Function Once deployed to the SQL Server, the CLR function appears in the Programmability, Functions, Scalar-valued Functions folder of the database, much like a T-SQL user-defined ...

The scalar functions are executed in a black box, giving no insight into the underlying query operations to process them and -- through a combination of factors existing in the SQL Server codebase ...

Relational DBMSs allow users to extend the standard declarative SQL language surface using User Defined Functions (UDFs) that implement custom behavior. While UDFs offer many advantages, it is ...