SQL AND & OR

SQL AND & OR Operators

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The AND & OR operators are used to filter records based on more than one condition.

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The SQL AND & OR Operators

The AND operator displays a record if both the first condition AND the second condition are true.

The OR operator displays a record if either the first condition OR the second condition is true.

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Demo Database

In this tutorial we will use the well-known Northwind sample database.

Below is a selection from the "Customers" table:

CustomerID	CustomerName	ContactName	Address	City	PostalCode	Country
1	Alfreds Futterkiste	Maria Anders	Obere Str. 57	Berlin	12209	Germany
2	Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados	Ana Trujillo	Avda. de la Constitución 2222	México D.F.	05021	Mexico
3	Antonio Moreno Taquería	Antonio Moreno	Mataderos 2312	México D.F.	05023	Mexico
4	Around the Horn	Thomas Hardy	120 Hanover Sq.	London	WA1 1DP	UK
5	Berglunds snabbköp	Christina Berglund	Berguvsvägen 8	Luleå	S-958 22	Sweden

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AND Operator Example

The following SQL statement selects all customers from the country "Germany" AND the city "Berlin", in the "Customers" table:

Example

SELECT * FROM Customers
WHERE Country='Germany'
AND City='Berlin';

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OR Operator Example

The following SQL statement selects all customers from the city "Berlin" OR "München", in the "Customers" table: 

Example

SELECT * FROM Customers
WHERE City='Berlin'
OR City='München';

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Combining AND & OR

You can also combine AND and OR (use parenthesis to form complex expressions).

The following SQL statement selects all customers from the country "Germany" AND the city must be equal to "Berlin" OR "München", in the "Customers" table:

Example

SELECT * FROM Customers
WHERE Country='Germany'
AND (City='Berlin' OR City='München');

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