SQL Clauses A Deep Dive
SQL Clauses A Deep Dive
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by umesh chauhan
SELECT Clause: The Heart of Queries
Purpose Example
Extracts data from tables, specifying the columns you SELECT name, age FROM employees;
want to retrieve.
FROM Clause: Your Data Source
Purpose Example
Identifies the table(s) from which you want to select data. SELECT * FROM customers;
WHERE Clause: Filtering Your Results
Purpose Example
Applies conditions to filter rows based on specific criteria. SELECT * FROM products WHERE price < 100;
GROUP BY Clause: Aggregating Data
Purpose Example
Groups rows based on a specified column, allowing for SELECT city, COUNT(*) FROM customers GROUP BY city;
aggregation functions.
HAVING Clause: Filtering Aggregations
Purpose Example
Applies conditions to filter the results of a GROUP BY SELECT city, COUNT(*) FROM customers GROUP BY city
query. HAVING COUNT(*) > 10;
ORDER BY Clause: Organizing Your Data
Purpose Example
Sorts the result set based on the specified column in SELECT * FROM employees ORDER BY salary DESC;
ascending or descending order.
JOIN Clauses: Combining Data
Purpose Example
Combines data from multiple tables based on a shared SELECT * FROM orders INNER JOIN customers ON
relationship. orders.customer_id = customers.id;
Subqueries: Nesting Queries
Purpose Example
A query embedded within another query, used to filter, SELECT * FROM products WHERE price > (SELECT
group, or aggregate data. AVG(price) FROM products);
SQL Clauses: A Powerful
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