Multi statement TVF
Create a multi statement table value function that returns the trip count and average ride duration for each day for the month & year parameter values passed.
This exercise is part of the course
Writing Functions and Stored Procedures in SQL Server
Exercise instructions
- Create a function
CountTripAvgDuration()
that returns a table variable named@DailyTripStats
. - Declare input parameters
@Month
and@Year
. - Insert the query results into the
@DailyTripStats
table variable. - Use
CAST
to select and group byStartDate
as adate
data type.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
-- Create the function
CREATE FUNCTION ___ (___ CHAR(2), ___ CHAR(4))
-- Specify return variable
RETURNS ___ TABLE(
TripDate date,
TripCount int,
AvgDuration numeric)
AS
BEGIN
-- Insert query results into @DailyTripStats
___ ___
SELECT
-- Cast StartDate as a date
___(___ AS ___),
COUNT(ID),
AVG(Duration)
FROM CapitalBikeShare
WHERE
DATEPART(month, StartDate) = @Month AND
DATEPART(year, StartDate) = @Year
-- Group by StartDate as a date
GROUP BY ___(___ AS ___)
-- Return
___
END