Correlated subqueries
Correlated subqueries reference one or more columns in the outer SQL statement.
CREATE TABLE EMP (EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,
ENAME VARCHAR2(10),
JOB VARCHAR2(9),
SAL NUMBER(7, 2),
DEPTNO NUMBER(2));
INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (1, 'SMITH', 'CLERK', 800, 20);
INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (2, 'ALLEN', 'SALESMAN', 1600, 30);
INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (3, 'WARD', 'SALESMAN', 1250, 30);
INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (4, 'JONES', 'MANAGER', 2975, 20);
INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (5, 'MARTIN','SALESMAN', 1250, 30);
INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (6, 'BLAKE', 'MANAGER', 2850, 30);
INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7, 'CLARK', 'MANAGER', 2850, 10);
INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (8, 'SCOTT', 'ANALYST', 3000, 20);
INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (9, 'KING', 'PRESIDENT',3000, 10);
INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (10,'TURNER','SALESMAN', 1500, 30);
INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (11,'ADAMS', 'CLERK', 1500, 20);
SQL> SELECT empno, ename, sal
2 FROM emp outer
3 WHERE sal = (SELECT AVG(sal) FROM emp inner WHERE inner.empno = outer.empno);
EMPNO ENAME SAL
---------- ---------- ----------
1 SMITH 800
2 ALLEN 1600
3 WARD 1250
4 JONES 2975
5 MARTIN 1250
6 BLAKE 2850
7 CLARK 2850
8 SCOTT 3000
9 KING 3000
10 TURNER 1500
11 ADAMS 1500
11 rows selected.
SQL>
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