Returns the values that fall in or fall out of the specified range.
Syntax
<a> [NOT] between <b> and <c>Parameters
a: required. This parameter specifies the field whose values you want to obtain.
b and c: required. The two parameters specify a value range. The data types of the two parameters must be the same as the data type of the a parameter.
Return value
The values of field a are returned. The values must fall in or fall out of the range between b and c.
If the a, b, or c parameter is empty, null is returned.
Examples
Obtain the values of a field in the emp table. Data in the table:
| empno | ename | job | mgr | hiredate| sal| comm | deptno |
7369,SMITH,CLERK,7902,1980-12-17 00:00:00,800,,20
7499,ALLEN,SALESMAN,7698,1981-02-20 00:00:00,1600,300,30
7521,WARD,SALESMAN,7698,1981-02-22 00:00:00,1250,500,30
7566,JONES,MANAGER,7839,1981-04-02 00:00:00,2975,,20
7654,MARTIN,SALESMAN,7698,1981-09-28 00:00:00,1250,1400,30
7698,BLAKE,MANAGER,7839,1981-05-01 00:00:00,2850,,30
7782,CLARK,MANAGER,7839,1981-06-09 00:00:00,2450,,10
7788,SCOTT,ANALYST,7566,1987-04-19 00:00:00,3000,,20
7839,KING,PRESIDENT,,1981-11-17 00:00:00,5000,,10
7844,TURNER,SALESMAN,7698,1981-09-08 00:00:00,1500,0,30
7876,ADAMS,CLERK,7788,1987-05-23 00:00:00,1100,,20
7900,JAMES,CLERK,7698,1981-12-03 00:00:00,950,,30
7902,FORD,ANALYST,7566,1981-12-03 00:00:00,3000,,20
7934,MILLER,CLERK,7782,1982-01-23 00:00:00,1300,,10
7948,JACCKA,CLERK,7782,1981-04-12 00:00:00,5000,,10
7956,WELAN,CLERK,7649,1982-07-20 00:00:00,2450,,10
7956,TEBAGE,CLERK,7748,1982-12-30 00:00:00,1300,,10Query the data whose sal is from 1000 to 1500. Sample statement:
select * from emp where sal between 1000 and 1500;The following result is returned:
+-------+-------+-----+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| empno | ename | job | mgr | hiredate | sal | comm | deptno |
+-------+-------+-----+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| 7521 | WARD | SALESMAN | 7698 | 1981-02-22 00:00:00 | 1250.0 | 500.0 | 30 |
| 7654 | MARTIN | SALESMAN | 7698 | 1981-09-28 00:00:00 | 1250.0 | 1400.0 | 30 |
| 7844 | TURNER | SALESMAN | 7698 | 1981-09-08 00:00:00 | 1500.0 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 7876 | ADAMS | CLERK | 7788 | 1987-05-23 00:00:00 | 1100.0 | NULL | 20 |
| 7934 | MILLER | CLERK | 7782 | 1982-01-23 00:00:00 | 1300.0 | NULL | 10 |
| 7956 | TEBAGE | CLERK | 7748 | 1982-12-30 00:00:00 | 1300.0 | NULL | 10 |
+-------+-------+-----+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+Related functions
For more information, see Other functions.