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SQL JOINS
• A JOIN clause is used to combine rows from
two or more relations (known as table), based on a matched attributes between relations. • Types of join – Inner Join – Outer Join INNER JOINS – Result includes only matching rows from the joining relations – Enable a maximum of 256 tables to be joined at the same time.
– Types of Inner Join
• Theta join (θ) • Equi join • Natural join (⋈) Student relation Enroll relation REGISTER_NO NAME REGISTER_NO COURSE_ID 1813001 Harry 1813001 C10 1813002 Steve 1813002 C10 1813003 Tom 1813002 C20 1813004 C30
Select * from Student INNER JOIN Enroll
on student.register_no = enroll.register_no;
REGISTER_NO NAME REGISTER_NO COURSE_ID
1813001 Harry 1813001 C10 1813002 Steve 1813002 C10 1813002 Steve 1813002 C20 Natural Join • Natural join operates on two or more relations matches tuples on common attributes that are common to joining relations. • columns with the same name of associated tables will appear once only. REGISTER_NO NAME COURSE_ID 1813001 Harry C10 1813002 Steve C20 Student relation Enroll relation REGISTER_NO NAME REGISTER_NO COURSE_ID 1813001 Harry 1813001 C10 1813002 Steve 1813002 C20 1813003 Tom 1813004 C30
SELECT * FROM Student
INNER JOIN Enroll on Student.register_no > Enroll.register_no;
REGISTER_NO NAME REGISTER_NO COURSE_ID
1813003 Tom 1813001 C10 1813003 Tom 1813002 C20 Outer joins – return all matching rows, plus nonmatching rows from one or both tables – can be performed on only two tables or views at a time. Left outer join • This join returns all the rows from left table combine with the matching rows of the right table. For no matching rows in the right table it returns NULL values.
Left outer join Full outer join Right outer join
Left outer join • This join returns all the rows from left table combine with the matching rows of the right table. For no matching rows in the right table it returns NULL values. Right outer join • This join returns all the rows from left table combine with the matching rows of the right table. For no matching rows in the right table it returns NULL values. Full outer join • This join returns all the rows from left table combine with the matching rows of the right table. For no matching rows in the right table it returns NULL values.