docd select expressions

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<para>
The <literal>distinct</literal> and <literal>all</literal> keywords may be used and have
the same semantics as in SQL.
You may use arithmetic operators, concatenation, and recognized SQL functions
in the select clause:
</para>
<programlisting><![CDATA[select cat.weight + sum(kitten.weight)
from Cat cat
join cat.kittens kitten
group by cat.id, cat.weight]]></programlisting>
<programlisting><![CDATA[select firstName||' '||initial||' '||upper(lastName) from Person]]></programlisting>
<para>
The <literal>distinct</literal> and <literal>all</literal> keywords may be used and
have the same semantics as in SQL.
</para>
<programlisting><![CDATA[select distinct cat.name from Cat cat
select count(distinct cat.name), count(cat) from Cat cat]]></programlisting>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="queryhql-polymorphism">
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</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
string concatenation ||
string concatenation <literal>...||...</literal> or <literal>concat(...||...)</literal>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
SQL scalar functions like <literal>upper()</literal> and
<literal>lower()</literal>
SQL scalar functions like <literal>upper()</literal>, <literal>lower()</literal>,
<literal>abs()</literal>
</para>
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