MySQL Tutorial/Select Query/UNION
UNION allows you to combine the results from different tables
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE Employee(
-> id int,
-> first_name VARCHAR(15),
-> last_name VARCHAR(15),
-> start_date DATE,
-> end_date DATE,
-> salary FLOAT(8,2),
-> city VARCHAR(10),
-> description VARCHAR(15)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.05 sec)
mysql>
mysql> create table job (
-> id int,
-> title VARCHAR(20)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> create table duty (
-> id int,
-> task VARCHAR(20)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values (1,"Jason", "Martin", "19960725", "20060725", 1234.56, "Toronto", "Programmer");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(2,"Alison", "Mathews", "19760321", "19860221", 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(3,"James", "Smith", "19781212", "19900315", 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(4,"Celia", "Rice", "19821024", "19990421", 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(5,"Robert", "Black", "19840115", "19980808", 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(6,"Linda", "Green", "19870730", "19960104", 4322.78,"New York", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(7,"David", "Larry", "19901231", "19980212", 7897.78,"New York", "Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(8,"James", "Cat", "19960917", "20020415", 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into job (id, title) values (1,"Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into job (id, title) values (2,"Accountant");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into job (id, title) values (3,"Developer");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into job (id, title) values (4,"Coder");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into job (id, title) values (5,"Director");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into job (id, title) values (6,"Mediator");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.02 sec)
mysql> insert into job (id, title) values (7,"Proffessor");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into job (id, title) values (8,"Programmer");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into job (id, title) values (9,"Developer");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into duty (id, task) values (1,"Test");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into duty (id, task) values (2,"Calculate");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into duty (id, task) values (3,"Program");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into duty (id, task) values (4,"Test");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.02 sec)
mysql> insert into duty (id, task) values (5,"Manage");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into duty (id, task) values (6,"Talk");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into duty (id, task) values (7,"Speak");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into duty (id, task) values (8,"Shout");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into duty (id, task) values (9,"Walk");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> select * from job;
+------+------------+
| id | title |
+------+------------+
| 1 | Tester |
| 2 | Accountant |
| 3 | Developer |
| 4 | Coder |
| 5 | Director |
| 6 | Mediator |
| 7 | Proffessor |
| 8 | Programmer |
| 9 | Developer |
+------+------------+
9 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> select * from Employee;
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
| id | first_name | last_name | start_date | end_date | salary | city | description |
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
| 1 | Jason | Martin | 1996-07-25 | 2006-07-25 | 1234.56 | Toronto | Programmer |
| 2 | Alison | Mathews | 1976-03-21 | 1986-02-21 | 6661.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 3 | James | Smith | 1978-12-12 | 1990-03-15 | 6544.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 4 | Celia | Rice | 1982-10-24 | 1999-04-21 | 2344.78 | Vancouver | Manager |
| 5 | Robert | Black | 1984-01-15 | 1998-08-08 | 2334.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 6 | Linda | Green | 1987-07-30 | 1996-01-04 | 4322.78 | New York | Tester |
| 7 | David | Larry | 1990-12-31 | 1998-02-12 | 7897.78 | New York | Manager |
| 8 | James | Cat | 1996-09-17 | 2002-04-15 | 1232.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> select * from duty;
+------+-----------+
| id | task |
+------+-----------+
| 1 | Test |
| 2 | Calculate |
| 3 | Program |
| 4 | Test |
| 5 | Manage |
| 6 | Talk |
| 7 | Speak |
| 8 | Shout |
| 9 | Walk |
+------+-----------+
9 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> SELECT title
-> FROM job
-> UNION
-> SELECT task
-> FROM duty;
+------------+
| title |
+------------+
| Tester |
| Accountant |
| Developer |
| Coder |
| Director |
| Mediator |
| Proffessor |
| Programmer |
| Test |
| Calculate |
| Program |
| Manage |
| Talk |
| Speak |
| Shout |
| Walk |
+------------+
16 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> drop table duty;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> drop table job;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)
mysql> drop table Employee;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
UNION Joins
Union Joins allow the results of two queries to be combined into one outputted result set.
Union Join is done by having the 2 (or more) queries glued together by the UNION operator.
SELECT <fields>
FROM <table>
WHERE <condition>
UNION
SELECT <fields>
FROM <table>
WHERE <condition>