Syntax error Select query using MySQL IN() and avoid sorting in it

Select query using MySQL IN() and avoid sorting in it



Using IN() sorts the result for the specific field. To avoid this, use ORDER BY and FIND_IN_SET() for the field.

To understand the find_in_set(), let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −

mysql> create table ProductStock
   -> (
   -> ProductId int,
   -> ProductName varchar(20),
   -> ProductQuantity int,
   -> ProductPrice float
   -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.79 sec)

Now you can insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −

mysql> insert into ProductStock values(1,'Product-101',10,500.56);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.20 sec)
mysql> insert into ProductStock values(25,'Product-111',5,150.00);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.21 sec)
mysql> insert into ProductStock values(67,'Product-311',7,1000.50);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.60 sec)
mysql> insert into ProductStock values(55,'Product-561',8,900.00);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.24 sec)
mysql> insert into ProductStock values(75,'Product-221',15,670.56);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec)

Display all records from the table using select statement. The query is as follows −

mysql> select *from ProductStock;

Output

+-----------+-------------+-----------------+--------------+
| ProductId | ProductName | ProductQuantity | ProductPrice |
+-----------+-------------+-----------------+--------------+
|         1 | Product-101 |              10 |       500.56 |
|        25 | Product-111 |               5 |          150 |
|        67 | Product-311 |               7 |       1000.5 |
|        55 | Product-561 |               8 |          900 |
|        75 | Product-221 |              15 |       670.56 |
+-----------+-------------+-----------------+--------------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Here is the query to use find_in_set() for your query −

mysql> select *from ProductStock
   -> where ProductId IN(25,55,67,75,1)
   -> order by find_in_set(ProductId,'25,55,67,75,1');

Output

+-----------+-------------+-----------------+--------------+
| ProductId | ProductName | ProductQuantity | ProductPrice |
+-----------+-------------+-----------------+--------------+
|        25 | Product-111 |               5 |          150 |
|        55 | Product-561 |               8 |          900 |
|        67 | Product-311 |               7 |       1000.5 |
|        75 | Product-221 |              15 |       670.56 |
|         1 | Product-101 |              10 |       500.56 |
+-----------+-------------+-----------------+--------------+
5 rows in set (0.31 sec)
Updated on: 2019-07-30T22:30:25+05:30

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