PostgreSQL Cheat Sheet/Create SQL function

Create a simple SQL-language function.

Section: Views, Functions, Triggers, and Extensions

Create SQL function

sql
sql
CREATE FUNCTION public.user_email_domain(email text)
RETURNS text
LANGUAGE sql
AS $$
  SELECT split_part(email, '@', 2);
$$;
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