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4 SQL Conditions

This chapter presents the syntax for combining one or more expressions and logical (Boolean) operators to specify a condition.

This chapter includes the following section:

Syntax for SQL Condition Types

A condition specifies a combination of one or more expressions and logical (Boolean) operators and returns a value of TRUE, FALSE, or unknown.

Conditions have several forms. Table 4-1 shows the syntax for each form of condition. Refer to Chapter 5, " Subclauses " for the syntax of the subclauses found in the following table.


See Also:

Conditions in Oracle Database SQL Reference for detailed information about SQL conditions

Table 4-1 Syntax for SQL Condition Types

SQL Condition Type Syntax
Compound conditions
{ (condition)
| NOT condition
| condition { AND | OR } condition
}

EQUALS_PATH condition
EQUALS_PATH
    (column, path_string [, correlation_integer ])

EXISTS condition
EXISTS (subquery)

Floating-point conditions
expr IS [ NOT ] { NAN | INFINITE }

Group comparison condition
{ expr
     { = | != | ^= | <> | > | < | >= | <= }
     { ANY | SOME | ALL }
     ({ expression_list | subquery })
| expr [, expr ]...
  { = | != | ^= | <> }
  { ANY | SOME | ALL }
  ({ expression_list [, expression_list ]...
   | subquery
   }
  )
}
where !=, ^=, and <> test for inequality
IN conditions
{ expr [ NOT ] IN ({ expression_list | subquery })
| ( expr 
    [, expr ]... 
    [ NOT ] IN ({ expression_list
                  [, expression_list ]...
                | subquery
                }
               )
  )
}

IS A SET conditions
nested_table IS [ NOT ] A SET

IS ANY condition
[ dimension_column IS ] ANY

IS EMPTY conditions
nested_table IS [ NOT ] EMPTY

IS OF TYPE conditions
expr IS [ NOT ] OF [ TYPE ]
   ([ ONLY ] [ schema. ] type
      [, [ ONLY ] [ schema. ] type ]...
   )

IS PRESENT condition
cell_reference IS PRESENT

LIKE condition
char1 [ NOT ] ( LIKE | LIKEC | LIKE2 | LIKE4 )
  char2 [ ESCAPE esc_char ]

Logical conditions
{ NOT | AND | OR }
MEMBER condition
expr [ NOT ] MEMBER [ OF ] nested_table

NULL conditions
expr IS [ NOT ] NULL

Range conditions
expr [ NOT ] BETWEEN expr AND expr

REGEXP_LIKE condition
REGEXP_LIKE(source_string, pattern
            [, match_parameter ]
           )

Simple comparison condition
{ expr 
  { = | != | ^= | <> | > | < | >= | <= }
  expr
| (expr [, expr ]...)
  { = | != | ^= | <> }
  (subquery)
}
where !=, ^=, and <> test for inequality
SUBMULTISET conditions
nested_table1
[ NOT ] SUBMULTISET [ OF ]
nested_table2

UNDER_PATH condition
UNDER_PATH (column [, levels ], path_string
             [, correlation_integer ]
           )