Understanding SQL SELECT Statement Basics

Learn SQL's SELECT statement basics: retrieve data from tables, filter rows, sort results & more with syntax examples & use cases.

Understanding the SELECT Statement in SQL

The SELECT statement is one of the most fundamental and commonly used SQL commands. It is used to retrieve data from one or more tables in a database. The retrieved data is displayed in the form of a result set.


  
  
  Syntax of the SELECT Statement


SELECT column1, column2, ...
FROM table_name
WHERE condition
ORDER BY column_name [ASC|DESC];

    
    

    
    






  
  
  Components of the SELECT Statement


SELECT Clause:
Specifies the columns to retrieve. Use * to select all columns from a table.
Example:


   SELECT first_name, last_name...

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