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User-defined functions#

A user-defined function (UDF) is a custom function authored by a user of Starburst Galaxy in a client application. UDFs are scalar functions that return a single output value, similar to built-in functions.

More details are available in the following sections:

  • Introduction to UDFs
  • FUNCTION
  • SQL user-defined functions

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