Combine Two Tables

[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。