The following topics describe the notation that is used in this
section:
- ( )
- Parentheses are interpreted literally.
- |
- A pipe character separates a list of items.
- [ ]
- Square braces denote an optional clause and might contain a list.
- { }
- Curly braces group a non-optional list of choices (you must choose
one).
- [,…]
- Indicates that previous item or items can be repeated because IBM® Netezza® SQL
uses curly braces for something else.
- <>
- Angle braces contain category names.
Keywords are in caps and category names are in lowercase.