Chapter 3

How to retrieve data from a single table

Objectives
• An introduction to the SELECT statement
• How to code the SELECT clause
• How to code the WHERE clause
• How to code the ORDER BY clause
• How to code the LIMIT clause
An Introduction to the
SELECT statement
 The basic syntax of the
SELECT statement
SELECT select_list
[FROM table_source]
[WHERE search_condition]
[ORDER BY Order_by_list ]
[LIMIT row_limit]
SELECT statement examples
SELECT statement examples - 2
How to code the SELECT clause
How to code column
specifications
 How to name the columns in a
result set using aliases
Use AS
keyword
 How to code
arithmetic expressions
• You can code arithmetic expressions to
calculating the result in the query.
Examples use arithmetic
expression in query
How to use the CONCAT
function to join strings

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 How to use functions
• Types of functions
– System functions (Built-in functions)
– User defined functions
• Syntax: function name (parameters)
• Example:
SELECT InvoiceDate, GETDATE() AS ‘Today’,
DATEDIFF(day, InvoiceDate, GETDATE()) as Age

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Examples use LEFT and
DATE_FORMAT functions
Examples use ROUND functions
How to use the DISTINCT keyword
to eliminate duplicate rows
How to code the WHERE clause

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How to use comparison operators
• Syntax: Expression_1 operator expression_2
• The comparison operators:
=, > , < , >=, <=, <>

• Examples
SELECT VendorCity, VendorState
FROM Vendors
WHERE VendorState = ‘IA’;
Examples use WHERE clause
How to use the AND, OR and
NOT logical operators
More examples
How to use the IN operator
 How to use
the BETWEEN operator
How to use LIKE and REGEXP
operators
More examples
How to use IS NULL clause
How to code the ORDER BY clause

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 How to sort a result set
by a column name
• ORDER BY syntax
• ASC / DESC
• Multi columns
• Examples
Examples use ORDER BY Clause
Examples use ORDER BY
Clause -2
 How to sort by an alias,
expression or column number
 How to code the LIMIT clause
The LIMIT clause specifies the maximum number
of rows that are returned in the result set.
How to return a range of rows
More example
Summary

• SELECT clause
• WHERE clause
– Logical operators
– Comparison operators
– IN, BETWEEN, LIKE operators
– IS NULL
• ORDER BY clause
• Limit Clause

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