loop Table Function

Syntax {#syntax}

sql

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

Arguments {#arguments}

Argument	Description
`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 values {#returned_values}

Infinite loop to return query results.

Examples {#examples}

Selecting data from ClickHouse:

sql

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

Or using other table functions:

sql

SELECT * FROM loop(numbers(3)) LIMIT 7;
   ┌─number─┐
1. │      0 │
2. │      1 │
3. │      2 │
   └────────┘
   ┌─number─┐
4. │      0 │
5. │      1 │
6. │      2 │
   └────────┘
   ┌─number─┐
7. │      0 │
   └────────┘

sql

SELECT * FROM loop(mysql('localhost:3306', 'test', 'test', 'user', 'password'));
...