在oracle世界,你可以使用:
1)case表达式 或者
2)decode函数
来实现逻辑判断。Oracle的DECODE函数功能很强,灵活运用的话可以避免多次扫描,从而提高查询的性能。而CASE是9i以后提供的语法,这个语法更加的灵活,提供了IF THEN ELSE的功能。
case表达式
case表达式,可分两种,简单和搜索,简单case后接表达式,如:
对于简单的case需要几点注意:
1)寻找when的优先级:从上到下
2)再多的when,也只有一个出口,即其中有一个满足了expr就马上退出case
3)不能把return_expr和else_expr指定为null,而且,expr、comparison_expr和return_expr的数据类型必须相同。
搜索case:
CASE WHEN condition THEN return_expr
[WHEN condition THEN return_expr]
...
ELSE else_expr
END
例子:
- hr@ORCL> select * from a;
- ID NAME
- ---------- ----------
- 1 a
- 2 b
- 3 c
- 1 a
- hr@ORCL> select sum(decode(id,1,1,0)) think,
- 2 sum(decode(id,2,2,0)) water,
- 3 sum(decode(id,3,3,0)) linshuibin
- 4 from a;
- THINK WATER LINSHUIBIN
- ---------- ---------- ----------
- 2 2 3
一个字段,decode函数可以完全改写简单case;
多个字段,需要复杂的case,方可。
语法:
DECODE(value,if1,then1,if2,then2,if3,then3,...,else),表示如果value等于if1时,DECODE函数的结果返then1,...,如果不等于任何一个if值,则返回else。可以用函数或表达式来替代value,if,then,else从而作出一些更有用的比较。
来看看具体的运用:
1 假设我们想给百度职员加工资,其标准是:工资在8000元以下的将加20%;工资在8000元以上的加15%
则:
select decode(sign(salary - 8000),1,salary*1.15,-1,salary*1.2,salary) "revised_salary" from employee
2 表table_subject,有subject_name列。要求按照:语、数、外的顺序进行排序
则:
select * from table_subject order by decode(subject_name, '语文', 1, '数学', 2, , '外语',3)
decode和简单case的性能比较
对于很多情况,DECODE和CASE都能解决问题,个人更倾向于使用DECODE,一方面是从8i保留下来的习惯,另一方面是DECODE的语法更加的简洁,代码量要小一些。
到底效率如何,还是要具体的实例来说:
SQL> CREATE TABLE T AS
2 SELECT A.*
3 FROM DBA_OBJECTS A, DBA_MVIEWS;
Table created.
SQL> SELECT COUNT(*) FROM T;
COUNT(*)
----------
6075760
SQL> SET ARRAY 1000
SQL> SET TIMING ON
SQL> SET AUTOT TRACE
SQL> SET ARRAY 1000
SQL> SET TIMING ON
SQL> SET AUTOT TRACE
SQL> SELECT DECODE(OWNER, 'SYSTEM', 'SYSTEM', 'SYS', 'SYSTEM', 'USER') FROM T;
9408 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.08
Execution Plan
----------------------------------------------------------
Plan hash value: 1601196873
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | 10487 | 174K| 33 (0)| 00:00:01 |
| 1 | TABLE ACCESS FULL| T | 10487 | 174K| 33 (0)| 00:00:01 |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note
-----
- dynamic sampling used for this statement
Statistics
----------------------------------------------------------
48 recursive calls
0 db block gets
210 consistent gets
117 physical reads
0 redo size
75033 bytes sent via SQL*Net to client
484 bytes received via SQL*Net from client
11 SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client
0 sorts (memory)
0 sorts (disk)
9408 rows processed
SQL> SELECT CASE OWNER WHEN 'SYSTEM' THEN 'SYSTEM'
2 WHEN 'SYS' THEN 'SYSTEM'
3 ELSE 'USER' END
4 FROM T;
9408 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.03
Execution Plan
----------------------------------------------------------
Plan hash value: 1601196873
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | 10487 | 174K| 33 (0)| 00:00:01 |
| 1 | TABLE ACCESS FULL| T | 10487 | 174K| 33 (0)| 00:00:01 |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note
-----
- dynamic sampling used for this statement
Statistics
----------------------------------------------------------
4 recursive calls
0 db block gets
206 consistent gets
0 physical reads
0 redo size
75047 bytes sent via SQL*Net to client
484 bytes received via SQL*Net from client
11 SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client
0 sorts (memory)
0 sorts (disk)
9408 rows processed
SQL> alter system flush buffer_cache;
System altered.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.07
SQL>
SQL> SELECT CASE OWNER WHEN 'SYSTEM' THEN 'SYSTEM'
2 WHEN 'SYS' THEN 'SYSTEM'
3 ELSE 'USER' END
4 FROM T;
9408 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.04
Execution Plan
----------------------------------------------------------
Plan hash value: 1601196873
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | 10487 | 174K| 33 (0)| 00:00:01 |
| 1 | TABLE ACCESS FULL| T | 10487 | 174K| 33 (0)| 00:00:01 |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note
-----
- dynamic sampling used for this statement
Statistics
----------------------------------------------------------
0 recursive calls
0 db block gets
131 consistent gets
118 physical reads
0 redo size
75047 bytes sent via SQL*Net to client
484 bytes received via SQL*Net from client
11 SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client
0 sorts (memory)
0 sorts (disk)
9408 rows processed