Easy SQL Operators Tutorial for Beginners

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Sure! Here's an easy-to-follow tutorial on basic SQL operators for beginners:

1. SELECT

The 'SELECT' statement is used to fetch data from a database. The data returned is stored in a result table, sometimes called the result set.

Example:

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name;

'''

2. WHERE

The 'WHERE' clause is used to filter records. It is used to extract only those records that fulfill a specified condition.

Example:

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name

WHERE condition;

'''

3. AND, OR, NOT

The 'AND', 'OR', and 'NOT' operators are used to filter records based on more than one condition.

Example:

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name

WHERE condition1 AND condition2;

'''

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name

WHERE condition1 OR condition2;

'''

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name

WHERE NOT condition;

'''

4. ORDER BY

The 'ORDER BY' keyword is used to sort the result set in either ascending or descending order. The default order is ascending.

Example:

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name

ORDER BY column1 ASC; -- Ascending order

'''

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name

ORDER BY column1 DESC; -- Descending order

'''

5. INSERT INTO

The 'INSERT INTO' statement is used to insert new records into a table.

Example:

'''sql

INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2, column3)

VALUES (value1, value2, value3);

'''

6. UPDATE

The 'UPDATE' statement is used to modify the existing records in a table.

Example:

'''sql

UPDATE table_name

SET column1 = value1, column2 = value2

WHERE condition;

'''

7. DELETE

The 'DELETE' statement is used to delete existing records from a table.

Example:

'''sql

DELETE FROM table_name

WHERE condition;

'''

8. LIKE

The 'LIKE' operator is used in a 'WHERE' clause to search for a specified pattern in a column.

Example:

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name

WHERE column1 LIKE 'pattern%'; -- Starts with "pattern"

'''

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name

WHERE column1 LIKE '%pattern'; -- Ends with "pattern"

'''

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name

WHERE column1 LIKE '%pattern%'; -- Contains "pattern"

'''

9. IN

The 'IN' operator allows you to specify multiple values in a 'WHERE' clause.

Example:

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name

WHERE column1 IN (value1, value2, value3);

'''

10. BETWEEN

The 'BETWEEN' operator selects values within a given range. The values can be numbers, text, or dates.

Example:

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name

WHERE column1 BETWEEN value1 AND value2;

'''

11. NULL

The 'IS NULL' and 'IS NOT NULL' operators are used to filter records with null (empty) values.

Example:

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name

WHERE column1 IS NULL;

'''

'''sql

SELECT column1, column2

FROM table_name

WHERE column1 IS NOT NULL;

'''

Practice

To get comfortable with these SQL operators, practice by writing queries on sample databases like the classic "Employees" or "Products" databases. You can also use online SQL practice tools like SQLFiddle or W3Schools.

Let me know if you need any more details or examples!

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⏰ Last updated: Jul 08, 2024 ⏰

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