PostgreSQL IN
To filter the results, the PostgreSQL IN condition is used with SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE statements to replace the use of multiple OR conditions.
Syntax:
WHERE expressions IN (value1, value2, .... value_n);
Parameters:
expressions: It is used to specify a column or a field.
value_1, value_2… value_n: They are used to specify the values to be tested against the expressions.
Example:
Students table:
ID | NAME | AGE |
1 | Joy | 5 |
2 | Smiley | 13 |
3 | Happy | 11 |
4 | Tom | 15 |
5 | Jerry | 10 |
6 | Bruno | 6 |
7 | David | 8 |
Query:
SELECT * FROM “STUDENTS” WHERE “NAME” IN (‘Joy’, 'Happy', 'Smiley') ORDER BY “NAME”; |
Output:
ID | NAME | AGE |
3 | Happy | 11 |
1 | Joy | 5 |
2 | Smiley | 13 |