Viewing sequence definitions

Use the VALUES statement using the PREVIOUS VALUE option to view the reference information associated with a sequence or to view the sequence itself.

Procedure

To display the current value of the sequence, issue a VALUES statement using the PREVIOUS VALUE expression:

VALUES PREVIOUS VALUE FOR id_values
 
1
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          1
  
            1 record(s) selected.

You can repeatedly retrieve the current value of the sequence, and the value that the sequence returns does not change until you issue a NEXT VALUE expression. This is even true if another connection consumes sequence values at the same time.

Examples

In the following example, the PREVIOUS VALUE expression returns a value of 1, until the NEXT VALUE expression in the current connection increments the value of the sequence:

VALUES PREVIOUS VALUE FOR id_values

1
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          1

            1 record(s) selected.

VALUES PREVIOUS VALUE FOR id_values

1
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          1

            1 record(s) selected.

VALUES NEXT VALUE FOR id_values

1
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          2

            1 record(s) selected.

VALUES PREVIOUS VALUE FOR id_values

1
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          2

            1 record(s) selected.