INTERSECT
Description
INTERSECT
returns only the different rows of two or more queries.
Syntax
SELECT column_list FROM table_1
INTERSECT
SELECT column_list FROM table_2;
Examples
drop table if exists t1;
drop table if exists t2;
create table t1 (a smallint, b bigint, c int);
insert into t1 values (1,2,3);
insert into t1 values (1,2,3);
insert into t1 values (3,4,5);
insert into t1 values (4,5,6);
insert into t1 values (4,5,6);
insert into t1 values (1,1,2);
create table t2 (a smallint, b bigint, c int);
insert into t2 values (1,2,3);
insert into t2 values (3,4,5);
insert into t2 values (1,2,1);
mysql> select * from t1 intersect select * from t2;
+------+------+------+
| a | b | c |
+------+------+------+
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 |
+------+------+------+
2 rows in set (0.01 sec)
mysql> select a, b from t1 intersect select b, c from t2;
+------+------+
| a | b |
+------+------+
| 4 | 5 |
+------+------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)