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Sql operators

SQL Operators

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What is Sql operators?

An operator performs on separate data items and returns a result. The data items are called operands or arguments. Operators are mentioned by special characters or by keywords. For example , the plus operator is represented by an plus (+) sign and the operator that checks for nulls is represented by the keywords IS NULL or IS NOT NULL.

Types of Sql operators

Sql operators Description
Sql Arithmetic Operator Arithmetic operators can perform arithmetical operations on numeric operands involved. Arithmetic operators are addition(+), subtraction(-), multiplication(*) and division(/). The + and - operators can also be used in date arithmetic.
Sql Comparison Operator A comparison (or relational) operator is a mathematical symbol which is used to compare between two values. The result of a comparison can be TRUE, FALSE, or UNKNOWN.
Sql Boolean operator The Boolean operators are those that are true or false. They returns a true or false values to combine one or more true or false values.
Sql In Operator The IN operator checks a value within a set of values separated by commas and retrieve the rows from the table which are matching. The IN returns 1 when the search value present within the range other wise returns 0.
Sql Between Operator The SQL BETWEEN operator tests an expression against a range. The range consists of a beginning, followed by an AND keyword and an end expression. The operator returns 1 when the search value present within the range otherwise returns 0.
Sql Null Operator SQL Null check is performed using either IS NULL or IS NOT NULL to check whether a value in a field is NULL or not.
Sql Special operator Some special operators are ANY, ALL, and SOME specifiers can be used as comparison operator to compare for advance queries. The ANY and SOME compares a value to each value in a list or results from a query. It returns no rows when the operators evaluates to false.

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