SET sql_mode=ORACLE; SELECT DECODE(10); ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near ')' at line 1 SELECT DECODE(10,10); ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near ')' at line 1 SELECT DECODE(10,10,'x10'); DECODE(10,10,'x10') x10 SELECT DECODE(11,10,'x10'); DECODE(11,10,'x10') NULL SELECT DECODE(10,10,'x10','def'); DECODE(10,10,'x10','def') x10 SELECT DECODE(11,10,'x10','def'); DECODE(11,10,'x10','def') def SELECT DECODE(10,10,'x10',11,'x11','def'); DECODE(10,10,'x10',11,'x11','def') x10 SELECT DECODE(11,10,'x10',11,'x11','def'); DECODE(11,10,'x10',11,'x11','def') x11 SELECT DECODE(12,10,'x10',11,'x11','def'); DECODE(12,10,'x10',11,'x11','def') def EXPLAIN EXTENDED SELECT DECODE(12,10,'x10',11,'x11','def'); id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL No tables used Warnings: Note 1003 select case 12 when 10 then 'x10' when 11 then 'x11' else 'def' end AS "DECODE(12,10,'x10',11,'x11','def')" CREATE TABLE decode (decode int); DROP TABLE decode;