[Combine Two Tables]
Table: Person
+-------------+---------+
| Column Name | Type |
+-------------+---------+
| PersonId | int |
| FirstName | varchar |
| LastName | varchar |
+-------------+---------+
PersonId is the primary key column for this table.
Table: Address
+-------------+---------+
| Column Name | Type |
+-------------+---------+
| AddressId | int |
| PersonId | int |
| City | varchar |
| State | varchar |
+-------------+---------+
AddressId is the primary key column for this table.
Write a SQL query for a report that provides the following information for each person in the Person table, regardless if there is an address for each of those people:
FirstName, LastName, City, State
这道题乍一看很easy,等值连接两个表就行,于是我这样写了
Select P.FirstName, P.LastName, A.City, A.State from Person P, Address A where P.PersonId = A.PersonId;
结果错了。然后仔细看看因为题目是英文会不会有我没注意到的条件呢?果然找到了,就是那句regardless if there is an address for each of those people. regardless 在这里的意思是不管不顾,所以题目要求的是即使那个人没有address的信息,只要有姓名就要找出来,这显然就要用到左外连接了。
AC code:
# Write your MySQL query statement below
Select P.FirstName, P.LastName, A.City, A.State from Person P Left join Address A Using(PersonId);
外连接的时候可以用Using()来代替等值连接的属性,这样比较方便。