Returns the current user's name as a string.

Syntax

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CURRENT_USER()

Returns

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VARCHAR

Usage

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The CURRENT_USER function returns the current user's name as a string.

Examples

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SELECT *
FROM TransactionHistory
WHERE User = CURRENT_USER()

SQL 2003 Standard Deviations

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This function deviates from the SQL 2003 standard in the following ways: