Syntax error Implement MySQL query using multiple OR statements. Any optimal alternative?

Implement MySQL query using multiple OR statements. Any optimal alternative?



It would be good to use IN() instead of multiple OR statements. Let us first create a table −

mysql> create table DemoTable
   -> (
   -> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
   -> FirstName varchar(20)
   -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.83 sec)

Insert some records in the table using insert command −

mysql> insert into DemoTable(FirstName) values('John');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable(FirstName) values('Adam');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.27 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable(FirstName) values('David');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.09 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable(FirstName) values('Mike');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.48 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable(FirstName) values('Bob');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.09 sec)

Display all records from the table using select statement −

mysql> select *from DemoTable;

This will produce the following output −

+----+-----------+
| Id | FirstName |
+----+-----------+
| 1 | John       |
| 2 | Adam       |
| 3 | David      |
| 4 | Mike       |
| 5 | Bob        |
+----+-----------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Here is the query for using IN() −

mysql> select *from DemoTable where Id IN(2,3,5);

This will produce the following output −

+----+-----------+
| Id | FirstName |
+----+-----------+
| 2 | Adam       |
| 3 | David      |
| 5 | Bob        |
+----+-----------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Updated on: 2019-12-13T05:38:17+05:30

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