GetLastElem function

The GetLastElem function returns the final entry stored in a time series.

Syntax

GetLastElem(ts   TimeSeries, 
             flags integer default 0) 
returns row;
ts
The source time series.
flags
Valid values for the flags argument are described in The flags argument values. The default is 0.

Description

The API equivalent of this function is ts_last_elem().

Returns

A row-type value containing the time series data and time stamp of the last entry in the time series. If the time series is empty, NULL is returned. The type of the row is the same as the time series subtype.

Example

The following query returns the final entry in a time series:
select GetLastElem(stock_data)
   from daily_stocks
   where stock_name = 'HCLTECH';
The following query retrieves the final entries on a daily stocks table: 
select GetLastElem(stock_data) from daily_stocks;