Syntax error What does parenthesis mean in MySQL SELECT (COLNAME)?

What does parenthesis mean in MySQL SELECT (COLNAME)?



The SELECT(COLNAME) means, we are creating an alias for that column. Let us see an example and create a table −

mysql> create table DemoTable865(
   FirstName varchar(100),
   LastName varchar(100)
);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.77 sec)

Insert some records in the table using insert command −

mysql> insert into DemoTable865 values('Chris','Brown');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable865 values('Adam','Smith');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.16 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable865 values('David','Miller');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.11 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable865 values('Carol','Taylor');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.15 sec)

Display all records from the table using select statement −

mysql> select *from DemoTable865;

This will produce the following output −

+-----------+----------+
| FirstName | LastName |
+-----------+----------+
| Chris     | Brown    |
| Adam      | Smith    |
| David     | Miller   |
| Carol     | Taylor   |
+-----------+----------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Here, we are creating an alias for the column with SELECT (COLNAME) MySQL −

mysql> select (FirstName) StudentFirstName,(LastName) StudentLastName from DemoTable865;

This will produce the following output −

+------------------+-----------------+
| StudentFirstName | StudentLastName |
+------------------+-----------------+
| Chris            | Brown           |
| Adam             | Smith           |
| David            | Miller          |
| Carol            | Taylor          |
+------------------+-----------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Updated on: 2019-09-03T13:02:08+05:30

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