geode-docs/developing/querying_basics/reserved_words.html.md.erb

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title:  Reserved Words
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## <a id="concept_4F288B1F9579422FA481FBE2C3ADD007__section_3415163C3EFB46A6BE873E2606C9DE0F" class="no-quick-link"></a>Reserved Words

These words are reserved for the query language and may not be used as identifiers. The words with asterisk (`*`) after them are not currently used by <%=vars.product_name%>, but are reserved for future implementation.

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<td><pre class="pre codeblock"><code>abs*
all
and 
andthen* 
any* 
array 
as 
asc 
avg* 
bag* 
boolean 
by 
byte 
char 
collection
count 
date 
declare* 
define*
desc </code></pre></td>
<td><pre class="pre codeblock"><code>dictionary 
distinct 
double 
element 
enum* 
except* 
exists* 
false 
first* 
flatten* 
float 
for* 
from 
group* 
having* 
import 
in 
int 
intersect* 
interval* </code></pre></td>
<td><pre class="pre codeblock"><code>is_defined 
is_undefined 
last* 
like
limit
list* 
listtoset* 
long 
map 
max* 
min* 
mod 
nil 
not 
null 
nvl 
octet 
or 
order </code></pre></td>
<td><pre class="pre codeblock"><code>orelse* 
query* 
select 
set 
short 
some* 
string 
struct* 
sum* 
time 
timestamp 
to_date 
true 
type 
undefine* 
undefined 
union* 
unique* 
where</code></pre></td>
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To access any method, attribute, or named object that has the same name as a query language reserved word, enclose the name within double quotation marks.

Examples:

``` pre
SELECT DISTINCT "type" FROM /portfolios WHERE status = 'active'
```

``` pre
SELECT DISTINCT * FROM /region1 WHERE emps."select"() < 100000 
```