MySQL – MINUS Operator
MySQL MINUS Operator
The MySQL MINUS operator is one of the set operators which is used to fetch unique records from one table that do not exist in another table. In other words, the MINUS operator compares two tables and returns the unique rows from the first table that do not exist in the second table.
Let”s consider the following diagram to understand the MINUS operation:
As we can see in the above diagram, the MINUS operator returned the table containing 1 and 3 values as output because they are the distinct values in table1 which do not exist in table2.
MySQL does not support the MINUS operator, we can use the LEFT JOIN instead of the MINUS operator.
Syntax
Following is the basic syntax of the MINUS operator −
SELECT column_lists FROM table_name WHERE (condition) MINUS SELECT column_lists FROM table_name WHERE (condition);
Unfortunately MySQL does not support the MINUS operator. However we can use the MySQL JOIN clause instead of MINUS operator.
Following is the syntax for JOIN clause to perform MINUS operation −
SELECT column_list FROM table_name1 LEFT JOIN table_name2 ON join_predecate WHERE table_name2.column_name IS NULL;
Example
Firstly, let us create a table named CUSTOMERS using the following query −
CREATE TABLE CUSTOMERS ( ID INT NOT NULL, NAME VARCHAR (20) NOT NULL, AGE INT NOT NULL, ADDRESS CHAR (25), SALARY DECIMAL (18, 2), PRIMARY KEY (ID) );
Here, we are inserting some records into the CUSTOMERS table using the INSERT statement −
INSERT INTO CUSTOMERS VALUES (1, ''Ramesh'', 32, ''Ahmedabad'', 2000.00), (2, ''Khilan'', 25, ''Delhi'', 1500.00), (3, ''Kaushik'', 23, ''Kota'', 2000.00), (4, ''Chaitali'', 25, ''Mumbai'', 6500.00), (5, ''Hardik'', 27, ''Bhopal'', 8500.00), (6, ''Komal'', 22, ''Hyderabad'', 4500.00), (7, ''Muffy'', 24, ''Indore'', 10000.00);
The table will be created as −
ID | NAME | AGE | ADDRESS | SALARY |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ramesh | 32 | Ahmedabad | 2000.00 |
2 | Khilan | 25 | Delhi | 1500.00 |
3 | Kaushik | 23 | Kota | 2000.00 |
4 | Chaitali | 25 | Mumbai | 6500.00 |
5 | Hardik | 27 | Bhopal | 8500.00 |
6 | Komal | 22 | Hyderabad | 4500.00 |
7 | Muffy | 24 | Indore | 10000.00 |
Now, let us create another table named ORDERS using the below query −
CREATE TABLE ORDERS ( OID INT NOT NULL, DATE VARCHAR (20) NOT NULL, ID INT NOT NULL, AMOUNT DECIMAL (18, 2) );
Here, we are inserting some records into the ORDERS table using the INSERT INTO statement −
INSERT INTO ORDERS VALUES (102, ''2009-10-08 00:00:00'', 3, 3000.00), (100, ''2009-10-08 00:00:00'', 3, 1500.00), (101, ''2009-11-20 00:00:00'', 2, 1560.00), (103, ''2008-05-20 00:00:00'', 4, 2060.00);
The table is created as follows −
OID | DATE | ID | AMOUNT |
---|---|---|---|
102 | 2009-10-08 00:00:00 | 3 | 3000.00 |
100 | 2009-10-08 00:00:00 | 3 | 1500.00 |
101 | 2009-11-20 00:00:00 | 2 | 1560.00 |
103 | 2008-05-20 00:00:00 | 4 | 2060.00 |
As MySQL does not support the MINUS operator instead we can use the JOIN to perform this operation −
The following query selects all the customers who do not have any orders by joining two tables −
SELECT ID, NAME, AGE FROM CUSTOMERS LEFT JOIN ORDERS USING (ID) WHERE ORDERS.ID IS NULL;
Output
The following are the customers who do not have any orders:
ID | NAME | AGE |
---|---|---|
1 | Ramesh | 32 |
5 | Hardik | 27 |
6 | Komal | 22 |
7 | Muffy | 24 |
Minus Operator Using Client Program
In addition to executing the Minus Operator in MySQL table using an SQL query, we can also perform the another operation on a table using a client program.
Syntax
Following are the syntaxes of the Minus Operator in MySQL table in various programming languages −
To perform the Minus Operator in MySQL through a PHP program, we need to execute an SQL statement with JOIN clause using the query() function provided by mysqli connector.
$sql = "SELECT column_lists FROM table_name WHERE (condition) LEFT JOIN SELECT column_lists FROM table_name WHERE (condition)"; $mysqli->query($sql);
To perform the Minus Operator in MySQL through a JavaScript program, we need to execute an SQL statement with JOIN clause using the query() function provided by mysql2 connector.
sql = "SELECT column_list FROM table_name1 LEFT JOIN table_name2 ON join_predecate WHERE table_name2.column_name IS NULL"; con.query(sql);
To perform the Minus Operator in MySQL through a Java program, we need to execute an SQL statement with JOIN clause using the executeQuery() function provided by JDBC type 4 driver.
String sql = "SELECT column_list FROM table_name1 LEFT JOIN table_name2 ON join_predecate WHERE table_name2.column_name IS NULL"; statement.executeQuery(sql);
To perform the Minus Operator in MySQL through a Python program, we need to execute an SQL statement with JOIN clause using the execute() function provided by MySQL Connector/Python.
query = "SELECT column_list FROM table_name1 LEFT JOIN table_name2 ON join_predecate WHERE table_name2.column_name IS NULL" cursorObj.execute(query);
Example
Following are the implementations of this operation in various programming languages −
$dbhost = ''localhost $dbuser = ''root $dbpass = ''password $dbname = ''TUTORIALS $mysqli = new mysqli($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbname); if($mysqli->connect_errno ) { printf("Connect failed: %s
", $mysqli->connect_error); exit(); } //printf(''Connected successfully.
''); $sql = "SELECT * FROM CUSTOMERS LEFT JOIN ORDERS USING (CUST_ID) WHERE ORDERS.CUST_ID IS NULL"; $result = $mysqli->query($sql); if ($result->num_rows > 0) { printf("Table records: n"); while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) { printf("CUST_ID %d, NAME %s, ADDRESS %s, SALARY %f, OID %d, DATE %s, ADDRESS %s, AMOUNT %f", $row["CUST_ID"], $row["NAME"], $row["ADDRESS"], $row["SALARY"], $row["OID"], $row["DATE"], $row["ADDRESS"], $row["AMOUNT"],); printf("n"); } } else { printf(''No record found.
''); } mysqli_free_result($result); $mysqli->close();
Output
The output obtained is as follows −
Table records: CUST_ID 1, NAME Ramesh, ADDRESS , SALARY 2000.000000, OID 0, DATE , ADDRESS , AMOUNT 0.000000 CUST_ID 5, NAME Hardik, ADDRESS , SALARY 8500.000000, OID 0, DATE , ADDRESS , AMOUNT 0.000000 CUST_ID 6, NAME Komal, ADDRESS , SALARY 4500.000000, OID 0, DATE , ADDRESS , AMOUNT 0.000000 CUST_ID 7, NAME Muffy, ADDRESS , SALARY 10000.000000, OID 0, DATE , ADDRESS , AMOUNT 0.000000
var mysql = require(''mysql2''); var con = mysql.createConnection({ host: "localhost", user: "root", password: "Nr5a0204@123" }); //Connecting to MySQL con.connect(function (err) { if (err) throw err; console.log("Connected!"); console.log("--------------------------"); //Creating a Database sql = "create database TUTORIALS" con.query(sql); //Select database sql = "USE TUTORIALS" con.query(sql); //Creating CUSTOMERS table sql = "CREATE TABLE CUSTOMERS (CUST_ID INT NOT NULL,NAME VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,AGE INT NOT NULL,ADDRESS CHAR(25) NOT NULL,SALARY DECIMAL(18, 2),PRIMARY KEY(CUST_ID));" con.query(sql); //Inserting Records sql = "INSERT INTO CUSTOMERS (CUST_ID,NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,SALARY) VALUES (1,''Ramesh'', 32, ''Ahmedabad'', 2000.00 ),(2,''Khilan'', 25, ''Delhi'', 1500.00 ),(3,''kaushik'', 23, ''Kota'', 2000.00 ),(4,''Chaitali'', 25, ''Mumbai'', 6500.00 ),(5,''Hardik'', 27, ''Bhopal'', 8500.00 ),(6,''Komal'', 22, ''MP'', 4500.00 ),(7,''Muffy'', 24, ''Indore'', 10000.00 );" con.query(sql); //Creating ORDERS table sql = "CREATE TABLE ORDERS (OID INT NOT NULL,DATE VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,CUST_ID INT NOT NULL,ADDRESS CHAR(25),AMOUNT INT NOT NULL);" con.query(sql); //Inserting Records sql = "INSERT INTO ORDERS(OID, DATE, CUST_ID, AMOUNT) VALUES(102, ''2009-10-08 00:00:00'', 3, 3000),(100, ''2009-10-08 00:00:00'', 3, 1500),(101, ''2009-11-20 00:00:00'' , 2, 1560),(103, ''2008-05-20 00:00:00'', 4, 2060);" con.query(sql); //Using MINUS Operator sql = "SELECT * FROM CUSTOMERS LEFT JOIN ORDERS USING (CUST_ID) WHERE ORDERS.CUST_ID IS NULL;" con.query(sql, function(err, result){ if (err) throw err console.log(result) }); });
Output
The output produced is as follows −
Connected! -------------------------- [ { CUST_ID: 1, NAME: ''Ramesh'', AGE: 32, ADDRESS: null, SALARY: ''2000.00'', OID: null, DATE: null, AMOUNT: null }, { CUST_ID: 5, NAME: ''Hardik'', AGE: 27, ADDRESS: null, SALARY: ''8500.00'', OID: null, DATE: null, AMOUNT: null }, { CUST_ID: 6, NAME: ''Komal'', AGE: 22, ADDRESS: null, SALARY: ''4500.00'', OID: null, DATE: null, AMOUNT: null }, { CUST_ID: 7, NAME: ''Muffy'', AGE: 24, ADDRESS: null, SALARY: ''10000.00'', OID: null, DATE: null, AMOUNT: null } ]
import java.sql.Connection; import java.sql.DriverManager; import java.sql.ResultSet; import java.sql.Statement; public class MinusOperator { public static void main(String[] args) { String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/TUTORIALS"; String user = "root"; String password = "password"; ResultSet rs; try { Class.forName("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver"); Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, password); Statement st = con.createStatement(); //System.out.println("Database connected successfully...!"); String sql = "SELECT * FROM CUSTOMERS LEFT JOIN ORDERS USING (CUST_ID) WHERE ORDERS.CUST_ID IS NULL"; rs = st.executeQuery(sql); System.out.println("Table records: "); while(rs.next()) { String id = rs.getString("CUST_ID"); String name = rs.getString("NAME"); String age = rs.getString("AGE"); String address = rs.getString("ADDRESS"); String salary = rs.getString("SALARY"); String oid = rs.getString("OID"); String date = rs.getString("DATE"); String address1 = rs.getString("ADDRESS"); String amount = rs.getString("AMOUNT"); System.out.println("Id: " + id + ", Name: " + name + ", Age: " + age + ", Address: " + address + ", Salary: " + salary + ", Oid: " + oid + ", Date: " + date + ", Address: " + address1 + ", Amount: " + amount); } }catch(Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }
Output
The output obtained is as shown below −
Table records: Id: 1, Name: Ramesh, Age: 32, Address: Ahmedabad, Salary: 2000.00, Oid: null, Date: null, Address: Ahmedabad, Amount: null Id: 5, Name: Hardik, Age: 27, Address: Bhopal, Salary: 8500.00, Oid: null, Date: null, Address: Bhopal, Amount: null Id: 6, Name: Komal, Age: 22, Address: MP, Salary: 4500.00, Oid: null, Date: null, Address: MP, Amount: null Id: 7, Name: Muffy, Age: 24, Address: Indore, Salary: 10000.00, Oid: null, Date: null, Address: Indore, Amount: null
import mysql.connector #establishing the connection connection = mysql.connector.connect( host=''localhost'', user=''root'', password=''password'', database=''tut'' ) cursorObj = connection.cursor() query = f""" SELECT * FROM CUSTOMERS LEFT JOIN ORDERS USING (CUST_ID) WHERE ORDERS.CUST_ID IS NULL; """ cursorObj.execute(query) # Fetching all the rows that meet the criteria filtered_rows = cursorObj.fetchall() for row in filtered_rows: print(row) cursorObj.close() connection.close()
Output
Following is the output of the above code −
Table records: CUST_ID 1, NAME Ramesh, ADDRESS , SALARY 2000.000000, OID 0, DATE , ADDRESS , AMOUNT 0.000000 CUST_ID 5, NAME Hardik, ADDRESS , SALARY 8500.000000, OID 0, DATE , ADDRESS , AMOUNT 0.000000 CUST_ID 6, NAME Komal, ADDRESS , SALARY 4500.000000, OID 0, DATE , ADDRESS , AMOUNT 0.000000 CUST_ID 7, NAME Muffy, ADDRESS , SALARY 10000.000000, OID 0, DATE , ADDRESS , AMOUNT 0.000000