Utility Functions
=================

.. _assert-function:

ASSERT
------

Assert.

.. _benchmark-function:

BENCHMARK
---------

The BENCHMARK function measures time for repeated calls to a function.

.. _bit-count-function:

BIT_COUNT
---------

Count bits.

.. _catalog-function:

CATALOG
-------

Returns the current catalog.

.. _compress-function:

COMPRESS
--------

Compress the argument.

.. _connection-id-function:

CONNECTION_ID
-------------

Returns the session's connection ID.

.. _crc32-function:

CRC32
-----

Returns the CRC32 checksum of the argument.

.. _database-function:

DATABASE
--------

Returns current database (schema).

.. _execute-function:

EXECUTE
-------

Unknown

.. _global-read-lock-function:

GLOBAL_READ_LOCK
----------------

Unknown

.. _kill-function:

KILL
----

Kill a query.

.. _md5-function:

MD5
---

Returns MD5 checksum of argument.

.. _rand-function:

RAND
----

Returns a random number.

.. _result-type-function:

RESULT_TYPE
-----------

Unknown

.. _show-schema-proto-function:

SHOW_SCHEMA_PROTO
-----------------

Show low-level information about a schema.

.. _shutdown-function:

SHUTDOWN
--------

Shutdown the Drizzle server.

.. _sleep-function:

SLEEP
-----

Sleep.

.. _typeof-function:

TYPEOF
------

Unknown

.. _uncompress-function:

UNCOMPRESS
----------

Uncompress a compressed argument.

.. _uncompressed-length-function:

UNCOMPRESSED_LENGTH
-------------------

Returns the uncompressed lenght of the argument.

.. _user-function:

USER
----

Returns the current user.

.. _uuid-function:

UUID
----

Returns a UUID.

.. _version-function:

VERSION
-------

Returns the version of Drizzle.
