CREATE VIEW
Description
The view is a virtual table based on the result-set of an SQL statement.
A view contains rows and columns, just like a real table. The fields in a view are fields from one or more real tables in the database.
You can add SQL statements and functions to a view and present the data as if the data were coming from one single table.
A view is created with the CREATE VIEW statement.
Syntax
> CREATE VIEW view_name AS
SELECT column1, column2, ...
FROM table_name
WHERE condition;
Note
A view always shows up-to-date data! The database engine recreates the view, every time a user queries it.
Examples
- Example 1:
CREATE TABLE t00(a INTEGER);
INSERT INTO t00 VALUES (1),(2);
CREATE TABLE t01(a INTEGER);
INSERT INTO t01 VALUES (1);
CREATE VIEW v0 AS SELECT t00.a, t01.a AS b FROM t00 LEFT JOIN t01 USING(a);
mysql> SELECT t00.a, t01.a AS b FROM t00 LEFT JOIN t01 USING(a);
+------+------+
| a | b |
+------+------+
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | NULL |
+------+------+
2 rows in set (0.01 sec)
mysql> SELECT * FROM v0 WHERE b >= 0;
+------+------+
| a | b |
+------+------+
| 1 | 1 |
+------+------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)
mysql> SHOW CREATE VIEW v0;
+------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| View | Create View |
+------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| v0 | CREATE VIEW v0 AS SELECT t00.a, t01.a AS b FROM t00 LEFT JOIN t01 USING(a) |
+------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
- Example 2:
drop table if exists t1;
create table t1 (id int,ti tinyint unsigned,si smallint,bi bigint unsigned,fl float,dl double,de decimal,ch char(20),vch varchar(20),dd date,dt datetime);
insert into t1 values(1,1,4,3,1113.32,111332,1113.32,'hello','subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t1 values(2,2,5,2,2252.05,225205,2252.05,'bye','sub query','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t1 values(3,6,6,3,3663.21,366321,3663.21,'hi','subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t1 values(4,7,1,5,4715.22,471522,4715.22,'good morning','my subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t1 values(5,1,2,6,51.26,5126,51.26,'byebye',' is subquery?','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t1 values(6,3,2,1,632.1,6321,632.11,'good night','maybe subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t1 values(7,4,4,3,7443.11,744311,7443.11,'yes','subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t1 values(8,7,5,8,8758.00,875800,8758.11,'nice to meet','just subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t1 values(9,8,4,9,9849.312,9849312,9849.312,'see you','subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
drop table if exists t2;
create table t2 (id int,ti tinyint unsigned,si smallint,bi bigint unsigned,fl float,dl double,de decimal,ch char(20),vch varchar(20),dd date,dt datetime);
insert into t2 values(1,1,4,3,1113.32,111332,1113.32,'hello','subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t2 values(2,2,5,2,2252.05,225205,2252.05,'bye','sub query','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t2 values(3,6,6,3,3663.21,366321,3663.21,'hi','subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t2 values(4,7,1,5,4715.22,471522,4715.22,'good morning','my subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t2 values(5,1,2,6,51.26,5126,51.26,'byebye',' is subquery?','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t2 values(6,3,2,1,632.1,6321,632.11,'good night','maybe subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t2 values(7,4,4,3,7443.11,744311,7443.11,'yes','subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t2 values(8,7,5,8,8758.00,875800,8758.11,'nice to meet','just subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
insert into t2 values(9,8,4,9,9849.312,9849312,9849.312,'see you','subquery','2022-04-28','2022-04-28 22:40:11');
mysql> select * from (select * from t1) sub where id > 4;
+------+------+------+------+----------+---------+------+--------------+----------------+------------+---------------------+
| id | ti | si | bi | fl | dl | de | ch | vch | dd | dt |
+------+------+------+------+----------+---------+------+--------------+----------------+------------+---------------------+
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 51.26 | 5126 | 51 | byebye | is subquery? | 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-28 22:40:11 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 632.1 | 6321 | 632 | good night | maybe subquery | 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-28 22:40:11 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7443.11 | 744311 | 7443 | yes | subquery | 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-28 22:40:11 |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8758 | 875800 | 8758 | nice to meet | just subquery | 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-28 22:40:11 |
| 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 9849.312 | 9849312 | 9849 | see you | subquery | 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-28 22:40:11 |
+------+------+------+------+----------+---------+------+--------------+----------------+------------+---------------------+
5 rows in set (0.01 sec)
create view v1 as select * from (select * from t1) sub where id > 4;
create view v2 as select ti as t,fl as f from (select * from t1) sub where dl <> 4;
create view v3 as select * from (select ti as t,fl as f from t1 where dl <> 4) sub;
create view v4 as select id,min(ti) from (select * from t1) sub group by id;
create view v5 as select * from (select id,min(ti) from (select * from t1) t1 group by id) sub;
mysql> select * from v1;
+------+------+------+------+----------+---------+------+--------------+----------------+------------+---------------------+
| id | ti | si | bi | fl | dl | de | ch | vch | dd | dt |
+------+------+------+------+----------+---------+------+--------------+----------------+------------+---------------------+
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 51.26 | 5126 | 51 | byebye | is subquery? | 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-28 22:40:11 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 632.1 | 6321 | 632 | good night | maybe subquery | 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-28 22:40:11 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7443.11 | 744311 | 7443 | yes | subquery | 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-28 22:40:11 |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8758 | 875800 | 8758 | nice to meet | just subquery | 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-28 22:40:11 |
| 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 9849.312 | 9849312 | 9849 | see you | subquery | 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-28 22:40:11 |
+------+------+------+------+----------+---------+------+--------------+----------------+------------+---------------------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> select * from v2;
+------+----------+
| t | f |
+------+----------+
| 1 | 1113.32 |
| 2 | 2252.05 |
| 6 | 3663.21 |
| 7 | 4715.22 |
| 1 | 51.26 |
| 3 | 632.1 |
| 4 | 7443.11 |
| 7 | 8758 |
| 8 | 9849.312 |
+------+----------+
9 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> select * from v3;
+------+----------+
| t | f |
+------+----------+
| 1 | 1113.32 |
| 2 | 2252.05 |
| 6 | 3663.21 |
| 7 | 4715.22 |
| 1 | 51.26 |
| 3 | 632.1 |
| 4 | 7443.11 |
| 7 | 8758 |
| 8 | 9849.312 |
+------+----------+
9 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> select * from v4;
+------+---------+
| id | min(ti) |
+------+---------+
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 |
| 8 | 7 |
| 9 | 8 |
+------+---------+
9 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> select * from v5;
+------+---------+
| id | min(ti) |
+------+---------+
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 |
| 8 | 7 |
| 9 | 8 |
+------+---------+
9 rows in set (0.01 sec)