Index

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Symbols

—, for comments, 78

!= comparison operator, 51, 73, 120

( ), and operator precedence, 75

**, NOT operator, 51

*,/ operator, 51

+ outer join operator, 107

+,- (unary), PRIOR operator, 51

. . . in syntax, 25

/* and */ comments, 78

< comparison operator, 51, 73, 120

<= comparison operator, 51, 73, 120

= comparison operator, 51, 73, 120

> comparison operator, 51, 73, 120

>= comparison operator, 51, 73, 120

[ ] in syntax, 25

{ } in syntax, 25

| (vertical bar)

in syntax, 25

HEADSEP and, 183

^= comparison operator, 73