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SQL Joins Notes

The document provides an overview of SQL joins, detailing five types: INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, FULL JOIN, and CROSS JOIN, along with their syntax. It also includes a description of SELF JOIN, which involves joining a table with itself. Each join type is explained in terms of the rows returned and how unmatched rows are handled.

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SQL Joins Notes

The document provides an overview of SQL joins, detailing five types: INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, FULL JOIN, and CROSS JOIN, along with their syntax. It also includes a description of SELF JOIN, which involves joining a table with itself. Each join type is explained in terms of the rows returned and how unmatched rows are handled.

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SQL Joins - Notes

1. INNER JOIN

Returns only the matching rows between two tables.

Syntax:

SELECT columns

FROM table1

INNER JOIN table2

ON table1.column = table2.column;

2. LEFT JOIN (LEFT OUTER JOIN)

Returns all rows from the left table and matched rows from the right table. Unmatched rows from the

right table will be NULL.

Syntax:

SELECT columns

FROM table1

LEFT JOIN table2

ON table1.column = table2.column;

3. RIGHT JOIN (RIGHT OUTER JOIN)

Returns all rows from the right table and matched rows from the left table. Unmatched rows from the

left table will be NULL.

Syntax:

SELECT columns

FROM table1
SQL Joins - Notes

RIGHT JOIN table2

ON table1.column = table2.column;

4. FULL JOIN (FULL OUTER JOIN)

Returns all rows when there is a match in one of the tables. Unmatched rows will have NULLs.

Syntax:

SELECT columns

FROM table1

FULL OUTER JOIN table2

ON table1.column = table2.column;

5. CROSS JOIN

Returns the Cartesian product of two tables. Every row in the first table is combined with all rows in

the second table.

Syntax:

SELECT columns

FROM table1

CROSS JOIN table2;

6. SELF JOIN

A self join is a regular join but the table is joined with itself.

Syntax:

SELECT A.columns, B.columns


SQL Joins - Notes

FROM table A, table B

WHERE condition;

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