SQLite DISTINCT Clause To fetch only the unique records from a table the SQLite DISTINCT clause is used with the SELECT statement.
Syntax:
SELECT DISTINCT column_1, column_2,.....column_N FROM table_name WHERE conditions;
Example: TEACHERS Table:
ID | NAME | SALARY | SUBJECT |
1 | Jim | 10000 | Geology |
2 | John | 20000 | Geology |
3 | Watson | 15000 | Physics |
4 | Holmes | 25000 | Chemistry |
5 | Tony | 30000 | Physics |
SELECT DISTINCT SUBJECT
FROM TEACHERS; |
Output:
SUBJECT Geology Physics Chemistry
Explanation: In the above example, all the duplicate records from the table are eliminated and only the unique records are fetched from the SUBJECT column of the TEACHERS table.
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