SQL ANY and ALL Operators
The SQL ANY and ALL Operators
The ANY and ALL operators are used with a WHERE or HAVING clause.
The ANY operator returns true if any of the subquery values meet the condition.
The ALL operator returns true if all of the subquery values meet the condition.
ANY Syntax
SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_name
WHERE
column_name operator ANY
(SELECT column_name FROM table_name WHERE
condition);ALL Syntax
SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_name
WHERE
column_name operator ALL
(SELECT column_name FROM table_name WHERE condition);Note: The operator must be a standard comparison operator (=, <>, !=, >, >=, <, or <=).
Demo Database
Below is a selection from the "Products" table in the Northwind sample database:
| ProductID | ProductName | SupplierID | CategoryID | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chais | 1 | 1 | 10 boxes x 20 bags | 18 |
| 2 | Chang | 1 | 1 | 24 - 12 oz bottles | 19 |
| 3 | Aniseed Syrup | 1 | 2 | 12 - 550 ml bottles | 10 |
| 4 | Chef Anton's Cajun Seasoning | 2 | 2 | 48 - 6 oz jars | 22 |
| 5 | Chef Anton's Gumbo Mix | 2 | 2 | 36 boxes | 21.35 |
And a selection from the "OrderDetails" table:
| OrderDetailID | OrderID | ProductID | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10248 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | 10248 | 42 | 10 |
| 3 | 10248 | 72 | 5 |
| 4 | 10249 | 14 | 9 |
| 5 | 10249 | 51 | 40 |
SQL ANY Examples
The ANY operator returns TRUE if any of the subquery values meet the condition.
The following SQL statement returns TRUE and lists the product names if it finds ANY records in the OrderDetails table that quantity = 10:
Example
SELECT ProductName
FROM Products
WHERE ProductID = ANY (SELECT
ProductID FROM OrderDetails WHERE Quantity = 10);
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The following SQL statement returns TRUE and lists the product names if it finds ANY records in the OrderDetails table that quantity > 99:
Example
SELECT ProductName
FROM Products
WHERE ProductID = ANY (SELECT ProductID
FROM OrderDetails WHERE Quantity > 99);
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SQL ALL Example
The ALL operator returns TRUE if all of the subquery values meet the condition.
The following SQL statement returns TRUE and lists the product names if ALL the records in the OrderDetails table has quantity = 10 (so, this example will return FALSE, because not ALL records in the OrderDetails table has quantity = 10):
Example
SELECT ProductName
FROM Products
WHERE ProductID = ALL (SELECT ProductID FROM OrderDetails WHERE Quantity = 10);
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