SQL LEFT JOIN Keyword
LEFT JOIN keyword from the left table (table_name1) where all rows are returned, even in the right table (table_name2) no matching rows.
LEFT JOIN keyword syntax
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1 LEFT JOIN table_name2 ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name
Note: In some databases, LEFT JOIN is called LEFT OUTER JOIN.
The original table (used in the example):
"Persons" 表:
Id_P | LastName | FirstName | Address | City |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adams | John | Oxford Street | London |
2 | Bush | George | Fifth Avenue | New York |
3 | Carter | Thomas | Changan Street | Beijing |
"Orders" 表:
Id_O | OrderNo | Id_P |
---|---|---|
1 | 77895 | 3 |
2 | 44678 | 3 |
3 | 22456 | 1 |
4 | 24562 | 1 |
5 | 34764 | 65 |
Left connecting (LEFT JOIN) Example
Now we want to list all of them, and their orders - if any.
You can use the following SELECT statement:
SELECT Persons.LastName, Persons.FirstName, Orders.OrderNo FROM Persons LEFT JOIN Orders ON Persons.Id_P=Orders.Id_P ORDER BY Persons.LastName
The results set:
LastName | FirstName | OrderNo |
---|---|---|
Adams | John | 22456 |
Adams | John | 24562 |
Carter | Thomas | 77895 |
Carter | Thomas | 44678 |
Bush | George |
LEFT JOIN keyword from the left table (Persons) where all rows are returned, even in the right table (Orders) no matching rows.