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SQL Set Operation

The SQL Set operation is used to combine the two or more SQL SELECT statements.

Types of Set Operation

1. Union

2. UnionAll

3. Intersect

4. Minus

1. Union

The SQL Union operation is used to combine the result of two or more SQL SELECT queries.

In the union operation, all the number of datatype and columns must be same in both the
tables on which UNION operation is being applied.

The union operation eliminates the duplicate rows from its resultset.

Syntax

SELECT column_name FROM table1

UNION
SELECT column_name FROM table2;

Example:

The First table

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ID NAME

1 Jack

2 Harry

3 Jackson

The Second table

ID NAME

3 Jackson

4 Stephan

5 David

Union SQL query will be:

SELECT * FROM First

UNION
SELECT * FROM Second;

The resultset table will look like:

ID NAME

1 Jack

2 Harry

3 Jackson

4 Stephan

5 David

2. Union All

Union All operation is equal to the Union operation. It returns the set without removing duplication
and sorting the data.

Syntax:

SELECT column_name FROM table1

UNION ALL
SELECT column_name FROM table2;

Example: Using the above First and Second table.

Union All query will be like:

SELECT * FROM First

UNION ALL
SELECT * FROM Second;

The resultset table will look like:

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ID NAME

1 Jack

2 Harry

3 Jackson

3 Jackson

4 Stephan

5 David

3. Intersect

It is used to combine two SELECT statements. The Intersect operation returns the common
rows from both the SELECT statements.

In the Intersect operation, the number of datatype and columns must be the same.

It has no duplicates and it arranges the data in ascending order by default.

Syntax

SELECT column_name FROM table1

INTERSECT
SELECT column_name FROM table2;

Example:

Using the above First and Second table.

Intersect query will be:

SELECT * FROM First

INTERSECT
SELECT * FROM Second;

The resultset table will look like:

ID NAME

3 Jackson

4. Minus

It combines the result of two SELECT statements. Minus operator is used to display the
rows which are present in the first query but absent in the second query.

It has no duplicates and data arranged in ascending order by default.

Syntax:

SELECT column_name FROM table1

MINUS
SELECT column_name FROM table2;

Example

Using the above First and Second table. ⇧

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Minus query will be:

SELECT * FROM First

MINUS
SELECT * FROM Second;

The resultset table will look like:

ID NAME

1 Jack

2 Harry

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