首先明确一下定义:
内连接:在多表查询的时候,只检索出表之间相互匹配的行(满足匹配条件的行),结果中不包括两个表之间不匹配的行。
一个不太准确但易懂的例子:比如有两个表,表1存储了 (1,2,3,4,5 )这五个数字。表2存储了(3,4,5,6,7,8)这6个数字。多表查询时两个表的关联条件是 “表1 = 表2”.
那么检索的输出就是取这两个表的交集。,即 3,4,5.
外连接:在多表查询的时候,处理检索出内连接的数据外,还返回左表(或者右表)中不满足匹配条件的行。这种连接称为左(或者右)外连接。
还是上边那个小例子:左外连接的返回结果为(1,2,3,4,5);右外连接的返回结果为(3,4,5,6,7,8).
如果是左外连接,则连接条件中左边的表也称为主表 ,右边的表称为从表 。如下简图:
如果是右外连接,则连接条件中右边的表也称为主表 ,左边的表称为从表 。
代码实现:
下面是代码举例中要用到的3个表
employees表:
+----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | employee_id | int | NO | PRI | 0 | | | first_name | varchar(20) | YES | | NULL | | | last_name | varchar(25) | NO | | NULL | | | email | varchar(25) | NO | UNI | NULL | | | phone_number | varchar(20) | YES | | NULL | | | hire_date | date | NO | | NULL | | | job_id | varchar(10) | NO | MUL | NULL | | | salary | double(8,2) | YES | | NULL | | | commission_pct | double(2,2) | YES | | NULL | | | manager_id | int | YES | MUL | NULL | | | department_id | int | YES | MUL | NULL | | +----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
departments表:
+-----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +-----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | department_id | int | NO | PRI | 0 | | | department_name | varchar(30) | NO | | NULL | | | manager_id | int | YES | MUL | NULL | | | location_id | int | YES | MUL | NULL | | +-----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
locations表:
+----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | location_id | int | NO | PRI | 0 | | | street_address | varchar(40) | YES | | NULL | | | postal_code | varchar(12) | YES | | NULL | | | city | varchar(30) | NO | | NULL | | | state_province | varchar(25) | YES | | NULL | | | country_id | char(2) | YES | MUL | NULL | | +----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
注:以下所用语法:JOIN...ON 为 SQL99 中的多表查询实现语法。
内连接:检索返回员工姓名,部门名组成的表(需要用到employees表及departments表)
mysql> SELECT last_name,department_name -> FROM employees e # 表1 JOIN 表2 ON 匹配条件; -> JOIN departments d -> ON e.department_id = d.department_id; # 关联条件
检索返回员工姓名、部门名称、部门所在城市组成的表。
mysql> SELECT last_name,department_name,city -> FROM employees e -> JOIN departments d -> ON e.department_id = d.department_id -> JOIN locations l -> ON d.location_id = l.location_id; /* 表1 JOIN 表2 ON 表1和表2的匹配条件 JOIN 表3 ON 表2和表3的匹配条件; */
外连接:从两个表中,检索返回所有员工的姓名、部门名组成的表。
mysql> SELECT employee_id,department_name -> FROM employees e # employees表为主表,departments表为从表。主表 LEFT OUTER JOIN 从表 ON 匹配条件; -> LEFT OUTER JOIN departments d # 左外连接 -> ON e.department_id = d.department_id;
原文出处:数据库_多表查询_内连接&外连接