The intersection of two tables is the set of rows belonging to both tables. : INTERSECT « Set Operations « SQL Server / T-SQL Tutorial






The difference of two tables is the set of all rows, where the resulting rows belong to the first table but not to the second one.


5> CREATE TABLE employee(
6>    id          INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
7>    first_name  VARCHAR(10),
8>    last_name   VARCHAR(10),
9>    salary      DECIMAL(10,2),
10>    start_Date  DATETIME,
11>    region      VARCHAR(10),
12>    city        VARCHAR(20)
13> );
14> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, 'Jason' ,  'Martin', 5890,'2005-03-22','North','Vancouver');
2> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, 'Alison',  'Mathews',4789,'2003-07-21','South','Utown');
3> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, 'James' ,  'Smith',  6678,'2001-12-01','North','Paris');
4> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, 'Celia' ,  'Rice',   5567,'2006-03-03','South','London');
5> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, 'Robert',  'Black',  4467,'2004-07-02','East','Newton');
6> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, 'Linda' ,  'Green' , 6456,'2002-05-19','East','Calgary');
7> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, 'David' ,  'Larry',  5345,'2008-03-18','West','New York');
8> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, 'James' ,  'Cat',    4234,'2007-07-17','West','Regina');
9> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, 'Joan'  ,  'Act',    6123,'2001-04-16','North','Toronto');
10> GO

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

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(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)
1> select * from employee;
2> GO
id          first_name last_name  salary       start_Date              region     city
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- --------------------
          1 Jason      Martin          5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North      Vancouver
          2 Alison     Mathews         4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South      Utown
          3 James      Smith           6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North      Paris
          4 Celia      Rice            5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South      London
          5 Robert     Black           4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East       Newton
          6 Linda      Green           6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East       Calgary
          7 David      Larry           5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West       New York
          8 James      Cat             4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West       Regina
          9 Joan       Act             6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North      Toronto

(9 rows affected)
1>
2> CREATE TABLE title(
3>    id  INTEGER,
4>    job_title VARCHAR(20)
5> );
6> GO
1> INSERT INTO title VALUES (1, 'developer');
2> INSERT INTO title VALUES (1, 'manager');
3> INSERT INTO title VALUES (2, 'tester');
4> INSERT INTO title VALUES (2, 'programmer');
5> INSERT INTO title VALUES (3, 'boss');
6> INSERT INTO title VALUES (4, 'sales');
7> INSERT INTO title VALUES (5, 'market');
8> INSERT INTO title VALUES (6, 'coder');
9> INSERT INTO title VALUES (7, 'tester');
10> INSERT INTO title VALUES (8, 'developer');
11> INSERT INTO title VALUES (9, 'manager');
12> GO

(1 rows affected)

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1>
2> SELECT id FROM employee
3> INTERSECT
4> SELECT id FROM title
5> GO
id
-----------
          1
          2
          3
          4
          5
          6
          7
          8
          9

(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4> drop table employee;
5> drop table title;
6> GO








6.2.INTERSECT
6.2.1.The intersection of two tables is the set of rows belonging to both tables.
6.2.2.Returning Distinct or Matching Rows using INTERSECT