Distict KeyWord
It is used to eliminate duplicate values in the output of select statement.
the role for using distinct keyword is the keyword distinct can be used only once that also immediately next to the keyword select
Tables Dept table
Emp table
Display the list of department no in which employees are working
Select distinct deptno from emp
Display the list of jobs available in every Dept
select distinct deptno,job from emp order by deptno
When you select multiple columns while using the keyword distinct then duplicates will not be eliminated in individual columns and duplicates will be eliminated in the combination of columns you select.
Display the list of jobs available in every Dept
select distinct deptno,job from emp order by deptno
When you select multiple columns while using the keyword distinct then duplicates will not be eliminated in individual columns and duplicates will be eliminated in the combination of columns you select.
Eg: select distinct job from emp
select distinct deptno,job from emp