SQL SELECT DISTINCT Statement

in this tutorial we learn to all about subquery Examples like as a SQL SELECT DISTINCT, COUNT and other aggregates, SQL Count Distinct Values, SQL COUNT( ) with All, SELECT AVG DISTINCT statement, SELECT MAX DISTINCT statement, SQL SELECT DISTINCT on multiple columns or many more.

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How do I return unique values in SQL?

SELECT DISTINCT returns only distinct (i.e. different) values.
The DISTINCT keyword eliminates duplicate records from the results.

DISTINCT can be used with aggregates: COUNT, AVG, MAX, etc.
It operates on a single column. DISTINCT for multiple columns is not supported.

The SQL SELECT DISTINCT syntax

The general syntax is

SELECT DISTINCT column-name
  FROM table-name

Can be used with COUNT and other aggregates

SELECT COUNT (DISTINCT column-name)
  FROM table-name

SQL SELECT Examples

Question: List all unique distributor countries in alphabetical order.

SELECT DISTINCT Country
  FROM Distributor
ORDER BY COUNTRY

Question: List the number of unique distributor countries

SELECT COUNT (DISTINCT Country)
  FROM Distributor

SQL Select Distinct Syntax

SELECT DISTINCT column FROM table_name;

SQL Count Distinct Values

SELECT Count(*) As DistinctGender FROM (SELECT DISTINCT CutomerGender FROM Buyer);

SQL Distinct Values with Count

SELECT DISTINCT BuyerGender, Count(*) as Occurs FROM Buyer GROUP BY BuyerGender;

SQL COUNT( ) with All

SELECT COUNT( ALL grade )
FROM buyer;

SELECT AVG DISTINCT statement

SELECT AVG(DISTINCT WorkId)      
FROM WorkerDetail      
WHERE WorkId= WorkId   

SELECT MAX DISTINCT statement

SELECT MAX(DISTINCT WorkId)          
FROM WorkerDetail          
WHERE WorkId= WorkId 

SQL SELECT DISTINCT on multiple columns

SELECT DISTINCT WorkName,WorkAddress,WorkCity FROM WorkerDetail Where WorkId=5       

SELECT example without DISTINCT

SELECT * FROM WorkerDetail       

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