ClickHouse/docs/en/sql-reference/table-functions/loop.md
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loop

Syntax

SELECT ... FROM loop(database, table);
SELECT ... FROM loop(database.table);
SELECT ... FROM loop(table);
SELECT ... FROM loop(other_table_function(...));

Parameters

  • database — database name.
  • table — table name.
  • other_table_function(...) — other table function. Example: SELECT * FROM loop(numbers(10)); other_table_function(...) here is numbers(10).

Returned Value

Infinite loop to return query results.

Examples

Selecting data from ClickHouse:

SELECT * FROM loop(test_database, test_table);
SELECT * FROM loop(test_database.test_table);
SELECT * FROM loop(test_table);

Or using other table function:

SELECT * FROM loop(numbers(3)) LIMIT 7;
   ┌─number─┐
1.       0 
2.       1 
3.       2 
   └────────┘
   ┌─number─┐
4.       0 
5.       1 
6.       2 
   └────────┘
   ┌─number─┐
7.       0 
   └────────┘
SELECT * FROM loop(mysql('localhost:3306', 'test', 'test', 'user', 'password'));
...