SELECT DISTINCT

SYNTAX | EXAMPLE | PRACTICE YOURSELF

We might have duplicate data entries in a table. To avoid viewing duplicating entries we can make use of DISTINCT keyword.

The SELECT DISTINCT statement is used to return only distinct values.

SYNTAX

Where,

• SELECT DISTINCT                            : keyword used to fetch distinct records in a table.

• Table_name                                     : The name of the table from where you want to fetch the data

• Column1Name, Column2Name        : The name of the columns of the table which you want to uniquely fetch.

EXAMPLE

Let’s query PersonalInfo Table in our Demo Database and check for distinct records.