select 1 from dual

begin 2018年7月14日15:06:29

select 1 from dual

Oracle下的select 1 from dual

今天在看公司代码的时候,发现有这一句SQL:

select 1 from dual

然后觉得有点奇怪,数据库里面都没有创建这个dual表,这个表是从何而来呢?然后Google了一波,理解了一下。

首先,公司用的是Oracle数据库,关于Oracle数据库中的dual表,官方文档说明(The DUAL Table):

DUAL is a small table in the data dictionary that Oracle Database and user-written programs can reference to guarantee a known result. The dual table is useful when a value must be returned only once, for example, the current date and time. All database users have access to DUAL.

The DUAL table has one column called DUMMY and one row containing the value X.

DUAL是一个在数据字典里的很小的表,Oracle数据库和用户写的程序可以引用它来保证一个已知的结果。当一个值(比如当前date和time)有且仅需返回一次的时候,这个dual表还是很管用的。所有数据库用户都可以访问DUAL

DUAL表有一列,名叫DUMMY和有一行,值为X

Selecting from the DUAL Table

DUAL is a table automatically created by Oracle Database along with the data dictionary. DUAL is in the schema of the user SYS but is accessible by the name DUAL to all users. It has one column, DUMMY, defined to be VARCHAR2(1), and contains one row with a value X.

Selecting from the DUAL table is useful for computing a constant expression with the SELECT statement. Because DUAL has only one row, the constant is returned only once. Alternatively, you can select a constant, pseudocolumn, or expression from any table, but the value will be returned as many times as there are rows in the table.

DUAL是一个随着Oracle数据库创建数据字典时自动创建的表。虽然DUAL在用户SYS模式下,但是还是可以被所有用户访问的。它有一列,DUMMY,定义为VARCHAR2(1),和包含一行数据,值为X

对于用SELECT计算一个常量表达式来说,从DUAL选择是比较好用的。因为DUAL只有一行,所以常量只会返回一次。或者,你可以从任意一个表中选择常量、伪列和表达式,但是这个值将返回多次,次数和表的行数一样多。

我们可以在Oracle数据库查询:

SQL> select * from dual;
DUMMY
-----
X

好的,现在我们知道了dual这个表是长什么样了,也知道为什么会用这个表了。划重点:当一个值必须返回,且只返回一次,可以从dual表选择返回。

我看了一下项目代码,这句SQL是传给数据库连接池验证连接的,这样就很合理了:不需要返回太多的值,但是有必须有返回,选择从dual返回再正确不过了。

MySQL下的select 1 from dual

SELECT Syntax

SELECT can also be used to retrieve rows computed without reference to any table.
SELECT也可以在没有引用任何表,用来检索行。

For example:
比如:

mysql> SELECT 1 + 1;
    -> 2

You are permitted to specify DUAL as a dummy table name in situations where no tables are referenced:
在没有引用表的情况下,你可以指定DUAL为一个虚拟表名。

mysql> SELECT 1 + 1 FROM DUAL;
    -> 2

DUAL is purely for the convenience of people who require that all SELECT statements should have FROM and possibly other clauses. MySQL may ignore the clauses. MySQL does not require FROM DUAL if no tables are referenced.
DUAL单纯是为那些要求所有SELECT语句应该有FROM或者其他子句的人们提供便利。MySQL可能忽略这个子句。即使没有表引用,MySQL也不要求FROM DUAL

在MySQL中使用dual表并不总是对的:

mysql> select 1 from dual;
3013 - Unknown table ****.dual

其实MySQL就直接SELECT就行。

end 2018年7月14日17:36:24

posted on 2018-07-14 17:56  mingmingcome  阅读(28668)  评论(0编辑  收藏  举报

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