Syntax error Set special characters on values if condition is true in MySQL?

Set special characters on values if condition is true in MySQL?



For conditions, use IF(). Let us first create a table −

mysql> create table DemoTable637
   (ClientId int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,ClientName varchar(100),ClientAge int
);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.82 sec)

Insert some records in the table using insert command −

mysql> insert into DemoTable637(ClientName,ClientAge) values('Chris',23);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.17 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable637(ClientName,ClientAge) values('Robert',24);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable637(ClientName,ClientAge) values('David',57);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.20 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable637(ClientName,ClientAge) values('Carol',60);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec)

Display all records from the table using select statement −

mysql> select *from DemoTable637;

This will produce the following output −

+----------+------------+-----------+
| ClientId | ClientName | ClientAge |
+----------+------------+-----------+
|        1 | Chris      |        23 |
|        2 | Robert     |        24 |
|        3 | David      |        57 |
|        4 | Carol      |        60 |
+----------+------------+-----------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Following is the query to set special characters if condition is true −

mysql> select if(ClientName IS NOT NULL AND ClientAge > 50,ClientName,'-------------') from DemoTable637;

This will produce the following output −

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| if(ClientName IS NOT NULL AND ClientAge > 50,ClientName,'-------------') |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -------------                                                            |
| -------------                                                            |
| David                                                                    |
| Carol                                                                    |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Updated on: 2019-08-23T08:33:30+05:30

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