Information Functions

TiDB supports most of the information functions available in MySQL 8.0.

TiDB supported MySQL functions

NameDescription
BENCHMARK()Execute an expression in a loop
CONNECTION_ID()Return the connection ID (thread ID) for the connection
CURRENT_ROLE()Return the role that is in use by the connection
CURRENT_USER(), CURRENT_USERReturn the authenticated user name and host name
DATABASE()Return the default (current) database name
FOUND_ROWS()For a SELECT with a LIMIT clause, the number of the rows that are returned if there is no LIMIT clause
LAST_INSERT_ID()Return the value of the AUTOINCREMENT column for the last INSERT
ROW_COUNT()The number of rows affected
SCHEMA()Synonym for DATABASE()
SESSION_USER()Synonym for USER()
SYSTEM_USER()Synonym for USER()
USER()Return the user name and host name provided by the client
VERSION()Return a string that indicates the MySQL server version

BENCHMARK()

The BENCHMARK() function executes the given expression a specified number of times.

Syntax:

  1. BENCHMARK(count, expression)
  • count: the number of times the expression to be executed.
  • expression: the expression to be executed repeatedly.

Example:

  1. SELECT BENCHMARK(5, SLEEP(2));
  1. +------------------------+
  2. | BENCHMARK(5, SLEEP(2)) |
  3. +------------------------+
  4. |                      0 |
  5. +------------------------+
  6. 1 row in set (10.00 sec)

CONNECTION_ID()

The CONNECTION_ID() function returns the ID of the connection. Based on the value of the enable-32bits-connection-id configuration item for TiDB, this function returns a 32-bit or 64-bit connection ID.

If enable-global-kill is enabled, the connection ID can be used to kill queries across multiple TiDB instances of the same cluster.

The CONNECTION_ID() function returns the ID of the connection. Based on the value of the enable-32bits-connection-id configuration item for TiDB, this function returns a 32-bit or 64-bit connection ID.

If enable-global-kill is enabled, the connection ID can be used to kill queries across multiple TiDB instances of the same cluster.

  1. SELECT CONNECTION_ID();
  1. +-----------------+
  2. | CONNECTION_ID() |
  3. +-----------------+
  4. |       322961414 |
  5. +-----------------+
  6. 1 row in set (0.00 sec)

CURRENT_ROLE()

The CURRENT_ROLE() function returns the current role for the current session.

The CURRENT_ROLE() function returns the current role for the current session.

  1. SELECT CURRENT_ROLE();
  1. +----------------+
  2. | CURRENT_ROLE() |
  3. +----------------+
  4. | NONE           |
  5. +----------------+
  6. 1 row in set (0.00 sec)

CURRENT_USER()

The CURRENT_USER() function returns the account that is used in the current session.

  1. SELECT CURRENT_USER();
  1. +----------------+
  2. | CURRENT_USER() |
  3. +----------------+
  4. | root@%         |
  5. +----------------+
  6. 1 row in set (0.00 sec)

DATABASE()

The DATABASE() function returns the database schema that the current session is using.

  1. SELECT DATABASE();
  1. +------------+
  2. | DATABASE() |
  3. +------------+
  4. | test       |
  5. +------------+
  6. 1 row in set (0.00 sec)

FOUND_ROWS()

The FOUND_ROWS() function returns the number of rows in the result set of the last executed SELECT statement.

  1. SELECT 1 UNION ALL SELECT 2;
  1. +------+
  2. | 1    |
  3. +------+
  4. |    2 |
  5. |    1 |
  6. +------+
  7. 2 rows in set (0.01 sec)
  1. SELECT FOUND_ROWS();
  1. +--------------+
  2. | FOUND_ROWS() |
  3. +--------------+
  4. |            2 |
  5. +--------------+
  6. 1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Information Functions - 图1

Note

The SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS query modifier, which calculates the total number of rows in a result set without considering the LIMIT clause, is only accepted if tidb_enable_noop_functions is enabled. This query modifier is deprecated starting from MySQL 8.0.17. It is recommended to use COUNT(*) instead.

LAST_INSERT_ID()

The LAST_INSERT_ID() function returns the ID of the last inserted row in a table that contains an AUTO_INCREMENT or AUTO_RANDOM column.

  1. CREATE TABLE t1(id SERIAL);
  2. Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.17 sec)
  4. INSERT INTO t1() VALUES();
  5. Query OK, 1 row affected (0.03 sec)
  7. INSERT INTO t1() VALUES();
  8. Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
  10. SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID();
  11. +------------------+
  12. | LAST_INSERT_ID() |
  13. +------------------+
  14. |                3 |
  15. +------------------+
  16. 1 row in set (0.00 sec)
  18. TABLE t1;
  19. +----+
  20. | id |
  21. +----+
  22. |  1 |
  23. |  3 |
  24. +----+
  25. 2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Information Functions - 图2

Note

  • In TiDB, AUTO_ID_CACHE might lead to results that differ from those returned by MySQL. This discrepancy arises because TiDB caches IDs on each node, potentially leading to IDs that are out of order or have gaps. If maintaining strict ID ordering is essential for your application, you can enable MySQL compatible mode.

  • In the preceding example, IDs increase by 2 while MySQL would generate IDs incrementing by 1 in the same scenario. For more compatibility information, see Auto-increment ID.

ROW_COUNT()

The ROW_COUNT() function returns the number of affected rows.

  1. CREATE TABLE t1(id BIGINT UNSIGNED PRIMARY KEY AUTO_RANDOM);
  2. Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.16 sec)
  4. INSERT INTO t1() VALUES (),(),();
  5. Query OK, 3 rows affected (0.02 sec)
  6. Records: 3  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0
  8. SELECT ROW_COUNT();
  9. +-------------+
  10. | ROW_COUNT() |
  11. +-------------+
  12. |           3 |
  13. +-------------+
  14. 1 row in set (0.00 sec)

SCHEMA()

The SCHEMA() function is a synonym for DATABASE().

SESSION_USER()

The SESSION_USER() function is a synonym for USER().

SYSTEM_USER()

The SYSTEM_USER() function is a synonym for USER().

USER()

The USER() function returns the user of the current connection. This might differ slightly from the output of CURRENT_USER(), as USER() displays the actual IP address instead of a wildcard.

  1. SELECT USER(), CURRENT_USER();
  1. +----------------+----------------+
  2. | USER()         | CURRENT_USER() |
  3. +----------------+----------------+
  4. | root@127.0.0.1 | root@%         |
  5. +----------------+----------------+
  6. 1 row in set (0.00 sec)

VERSION()

The VERSION() function returns the TiDB version in a format that is compatible with MySQL. To get a more detailed result, you can use the TIDB_VERSION() function.

  1. SELECT VERSION();
  2. +--------------------+
  3. | VERSION()          |
  4. +--------------------+
  5. | 8.0.11-TiDB-v7.5.1 |
  6. +--------------------+
  7. 1 row in set (0.00 sec)
  1. SELECT TIDB_VERSION()\G
  2. *************************** 1. row ***************************
  3. TIDB_VERSION(): Release Version: v7.5.1
  4. Edition: Community
  5. Git Commit Hash: 7d16cc79e81bbf573124df3fd9351c26963f3e70
  6. Git Branch: heads/refs/tags/v7.5.1
  7. UTC Build Time: 2024-02-27 14:28:32
  8. GoVersion: go1.21.6
  9. Race Enabled: false
  10. Check Table Before Drop: false
  11. Store: tikv
  12. 1 row in set (0.00 sec)

The preceding example is from TiDB v7.5.1, which identifies itself as MySQL 8.0.11.

If you want to change the returned version, you can modify the server-version configuration item.

TiDB specific functions

The following function is only supported by TiDB, and there is no equivalent function in MySQL.

NameDescription
CURRENT_RESOURCE_GROUP()Return the name of the resource group that the current session is bound to

Unsupported functions

  • CHARSET()
  • COERCIBILITY()
  • COLLATION()
  • ICU_VERSION()
  • ROLES_GRAPHML()