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Using the OR operator | Advanced Data Filtering
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Introduction to SQL

Using the OR operatorUsing the OR operator

The OR operator is used to filter records based on more than one condition, like if you want to return all countries from Asia but also those from Europe:

Let’s look at the example:

Task

Write an SQL query to retrieve the name of the countries that are from 'Asia' or 'North America' continent.

Note

Note that north america is not the same as North America, and asia is not the same as Asia. Be careful and write correctly: North America and Asia.

Here's a short example of the country table:

idnamecontinentregionsurfaceareacapitalpopulation
1JapanAsiaEastern Asia377829Tokyo126714000
2LatviaEuropeNULL64589Riga2424200
3MexicoNorth AmericaCentral America1958201Mexico City98881000
.....................
15MaltaEuropeSouthern Europe316Valletta380200

Everything was clear?

Section 4. Chapter 3
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course content

Course Content

Introduction to SQL

Using the OR operatorUsing the OR operator

The OR operator is used to filter records based on more than one condition, like if you want to return all countries from Asia but also those from Europe:

Let’s look at the example:

Task

Write an SQL query to retrieve the name of the countries that are from 'Asia' or 'North America' continent.

Note

Note that north america is not the same as North America, and asia is not the same as Asia. Be careful and write correctly: North America and Asia.

Here's a short example of the country table:

idnamecontinentregionsurfaceareacapitalpopulation
1JapanAsiaEastern Asia377829Tokyo126714000
2LatviaEuropeNULL64589Riga2424200
3MexicoNorth AmericaCentral America1958201Mexico City98881000
.....................
15MaltaEuropeSouthern Europe316Valletta380200

Everything was clear?

Section 4. Chapter 3
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