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<category>ib_udf</category>
<ref_entry>LN()</ref_entry>
<creator date="2005/02/16 15:30:47">山田健一</creator>
<modified />
<definition>自然対数を返します。</definition>
<structure>
<function>
<name>LN</name>
<args>
<a><var>val</var></a>
</args>
</function>
</structure>
<arguments>
<argument>
<name><var>val</var></name><description>数値データ型の列または式</description>
</argument>
</arguments>
<declaration>DECLARE EXTERNAL FUNCTION ln 
	DOUBLE PRECISION
	RETURNS DOUBLE PRECISION BY VALUE
	ENTRY_POINT 'IB_UDF_ln' MODULE_NAME 'ib_udf';</declaration>
<description>自然対数を返します。自然対数の底は定数eで約2.7182818284590459です。</description>
<examples>
<example>
<!--SEQ = 1-->
<description>LN(1)を求めます。</description>
<samplecode>SELECT LN(1) AS "LN(1)" FROM RDB$DATABASE;</samplecode>
<result>     0.0000000000000000</result>
</example>
<example>
<!--SEQ = 2-->
<description>LN(e)を求めます。</description>
<samplecode>SELECT LN(2.7182818284590459)  AS "LN(e)" FROM RDB$DATABASE;</samplecode>
<result>      1.000000000000000</result>
</example>
</examples>
<see_also>
<keyword name="udf_log">LOG()</keyword>
<keyword name="udf_log10">LOG10()</keyword>
</see_also>
</topic>
