指定一個子查詢,檢測行的存在。
EXISTS subquery
subquery
是一個受限的 SELECT 語句 (不允許有 COMPUTE 子句和 INTO 關(guān)鍵字)。有關(guān)更多信息,請參見 SELECT 中有關(guān)子查詢的討論。
Boolean
如果子查詢包含行,則返回 TRUE。
這個例子在子查詢中指定 NULL,并返回結(jié)果集,通過使用 EXISTS 仍取值為 TRUE。
USE Northwind
GO
SELECT CategoryName
FROM Categories
WHERE EXISTS (SELECT NULL)
ORDER BY CategoryName ASC
GO
這個例子比較了兩個語義類似的查詢。第一個查詢使用 EXISTS 而第二個查詢使用 IN。注意兩個查詢返回相同的信息。
USE pubs
GO
SELECT DISTINCT pub_name
FROM publishers
WHERE EXISTS
(SELECT *
FROM titles
WHERE pub_id = publishers.pub_id
AND type = 'business')
GO
-- Or, using the IN clause:
USE pubs
GO
SELECT distinct pub_name
FROM publishers
WHERE pub_id IN
(SELECT pub_id
FROM titles
WHERE type = 'business')
GO
下面是任一查詢的結(jié)果集:
pub_name
----------------------------------------
Algodata Infosystems
New Moon Books
(2 row(s) affected)
本示例顯示查找與出版商住在同一城市中的作者的兩種查詢方法:第一種方法使用 = ANY,第二種方法使用 EXISTS。注意這兩種方法返回相同的信息。
USE pubs
GO
SELECT au_lname, au_fname
FROM authors
WHERE exists
(SELECT *
FROM publishers
WHERE authors.city = publishers.city)
GO
-- Or, using = ANY
USE pubs
GO
SELECT au_lname, au_fname
FROM authors
WHERE city = ANY
(SELECT city
FROM publishers)
GO
下面是任一查詢的結(jié)果集:
au_lname au_fname
---------------------------------------- --------------------
Carson Cheryl
Bennet Abraham
(2 row(s) affected)
本示例所示查詢查找由位于以字母 B 開頭的城市中的任一出版商出版的書名:
USE pubs
GO
SELECT title
FROM titles
WHERE EXISTS
(SELECT *
FROM publishers
WHERE pub_id = titles.pub_id
AND city LIKE 'B%')
GO
-- Or, using IN:
USE pubs
GO
SELECT title
FROM titles
WHERE pub_id IN
(SELECT pub_id
FROM publishers
WHERE city LIKE 'B%')
GO
下面是任一查詢的結(jié)果集:
title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Busy Executive's Database Guide
Cooking with Computers: Surreptitious Balance Sheets
You Can Combat Computer Stress!
Straight Talk About Computers
But Is It User Friendly?
Secrets of Silicon Valley
Net Etiquette
Is Anger the Enemy?
Life Without Fear
Prolonged Data Deprivation: Four Case Studies
Emotional Security: A New Algorithm
(11 row(s) affected)
NOT EXISTS 的作用與 EXISTS 正相反。如果子查詢沒有返回行,則滿足 NOT EXISTS 中的 WHERE 子句。本示例查找不出版商業(yè)書籍的出版商的名稱:
USE pubs
GO
SELECT pub_name
FROM publishers
WHERE NOT EXISTS
(SELECT *
FROM titles
WHERE pub_id = publishers.pub_id
AND type = 'business')
ORDER BY pub_name
GO
下面是結(jié)果集:
pub_name
----------------------------------------
Binnet & Hardley
Five Lakes Publishing
GGG&G
Lucerne Publishing
Ramona Publishers
Scootney Books
(6 row(s) affected)
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