SQL SELECT Statement

The SQL SELECT statement is the most frequently used SQL query or command. It is used to fetch or retrieve all data (columns and rows) or partial (specific columns) data from a database table.

The SQL SELECT command returns matched query data in the form of table (rows and columns).
These tables are called result set or result table.

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Sql Select Query Syntax

The below syntax is used to select specific column(s) from the specific table.


SELECT 
column_name1, column_name2, column_nameN 
FROM table_name;

The below syntax is used to select all column(s) from the specific table.


SELECT * FROM table_name;

Note:- You can write all SQL statements in a single line or multiple line.

SELECT - The SELECT command specifies the list of columns that are retrieved from the table.
FROM - The FROM command specifies from where data should be retrieved.

Sample Database Table - Books

BookID	BookName	BookPrice
1	Easy Oracle PL/SQL Programming	195
2	Professional MySql	150
3	Foundations Of Sql Server 2008	145
4	Making Sense Of SQL	165

SELECT Specific Column Example

The following SQL SELECT statement selects the "BookName" and "BookPrice" columns from the "Books" table:


SELECT 
BookName, BookPrice 
FROM Books;

Note: Column names are separated by commas(,).

The result of above query is:

BookName	BookPrice
Easy Oracle PL/SQL Programming	195
Professional MySql	150
Foundations Of Sql Server 2008	145
Making Sense Of SQL	165

SELECT * Example

The following SQL SELECT statement selects all the column names or fields of "Books" table:


SELECT * FROM Books;

Note: '*' is a special characters, which is used to select all columns from the table.

The result of above query is:

BookID	BookName	BookPrice
1	Easy Oracle PL/SQL Programming	195
2	Professional MySql	150
3	Foundations Of Sql Server 2008	145
4	Making Sense Of SQL	165

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