AND & OR Keywords
AND and OR join two or more conditions in a WHERE clause.
The AND operator displays a row if ALL conditions listed are true.
The OR operator displays a row if ANY of the conditions listed are true.
| LastName | FirstName | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hansen | Ola | Timoteivn 10 | Sandnes |
| Svendson | Tove | Borgvn 23 | Sandnes |
| Pettersen | Kari | Storgt 20 | Stavanger |
Use AND to display each person with the first name equal to Tove, and the last name equal to Svendson:
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| LastName | FirstName | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svendson | Tove | Borgvn 23 | Sandnes |
Use OR to display each person with the first name equal to Tove, or the last name equal to Svendson:
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| LastName | FirstName | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svendson | Tove | Borgvn 23 | Sandnes |
| Svendson | Stephen | Kaivn 18 | Sandnes |
You can also combine AND and OR (use parentheses to form complex expressions):
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|
| LastName | FirstName | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svendson | Tove | Borgvn 23 | Sandnes |
| Svendson | Stephen | Kaivn 18 | Sandnes |
Customers table may be created by the following command:
SQL> create table Customers (
2 CustomerID varchar(16),
3 CompanyName varchar(32),
4 ContactName varchar(32),
5 Address varchar(64),
6 City varchar(32),
7 PostalCode varchar(16),
8 Country varchar(32) );
Note that the Customers table is for read only.