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.. _expression_api_toplevel:
SQL Statements and Expressions API
==================================
.. module:: sqlalchemy.sql.expression
This section presents the API reference for the SQL Expression Language. For a full introduction to its usage,
see :ref:`sqlexpression_toplevel`.
Functions
---------
The expression package uses functions to construct SQL expressions. The return value of each function is an object instance which is a subclass of :class:`~sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ClauseElement`.
.. autofunction:: alias
.. autofunction:: and_
.. autofunction:: asc
.. autofunction:: between
.. autofunction:: bindparam
.. autofunction:: case
.. autofunction:: cast
.. autofunction:: sqlalchemy.sql.expression.column
.. autofunction:: collate
.. autofunction:: delete
.. autofunction:: desc
.. autofunction:: distinct
.. autofunction:: except_
.. autofunction:: except_all
.. autofunction:: exists
.. autofunction:: extract
.. autofunction:: false
.. autodata:: func
.. autofunction:: insert
.. autofunction:: intersect
.. autofunction:: intersect_all
.. autofunction:: join
.. autofunction:: label
.. autofunction:: literal
.. autofunction:: literal_column
.. autofunction:: not_
.. autofunction:: null
.. autofunction:: nullsfirst
.. autofunction:: nullslast
.. autofunction:: or_
.. autofunction:: outparam
.. autofunction:: outerjoin
.. autofunction:: over
.. autofunction:: select
.. autofunction:: subquery
.. autofunction:: sqlalchemy.sql.expression.table
.. autofunction:: text
.. autofunction:: true
.. autofunction:: tuple_
.. autofunction:: type_coerce
.. autofunction:: union
.. autofunction:: union_all
.. autofunction:: update
Classes
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.. autoclass:: Alias
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.. autoclass:: BinaryExpression
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.. autoclass:: BindParameter
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.. autoclass:: ClauseElement
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.. autoclass:: ClauseList
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.. autoclass:: ColumnClause
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.. autoclass:: ColumnCollection
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.. autoclass:: ColumnElement
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.. autoclass:: sqlalchemy.sql.operators.ColumnOperators
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.. autoclass:: CompoundSelect
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.. autoclass:: sqlalchemy.sql.operators.custom_op
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.. autoclass:: CTE
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.. autoclass:: Delete
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.. autoclass:: Executable
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.. autoclass:: FunctionElement
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.. autoclass:: Function
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.. autoclass:: FromClause
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.. autoclass:: Insert
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.. autoclass:: Join
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.. autoclass:: sqlalchemy.sql.operators.Operators
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.. autoclass:: Select
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.. autoclass:: Selectable
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.. autoclass:: SelectBase
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.. autoclass:: TableClause
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.. autoclass:: UnaryExpression
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.. autoclass:: Update
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.. autoclass:: UpdateBase
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.. autoclass:: ValuesBase
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.. _generic_functions:
Generic Functions
-----------------
SQL functions which are known to SQLAlchemy with regards to database-specific
rendering, return types and argument behavior. Generic functions are invoked
like all SQL functions, using the :attr:`func` attribute::
select([func.count()]).select_from(sometable)
Note that any name not known to :attr:`func` generates the function name as is
- there is no restriction on what SQL functions can be called, known or
unknown to SQLAlchemy, built-in or user defined. The section here only
describes those functions where SQLAlchemy already knows what argument and
return types are in use.
.. automodule:: sqlalchemy.sql.functions
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