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SQL Update Statement
The SQL UPDATE statement is used to modify the data that is already in the database. The
condition in the WHERE clause decides that which row is to be updated.
Syntax
UPDATE table_name
SET column1 = value1, column2 = value2, ...
WHERE condition;
Sample Table
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EMPLOYEE
EMP_ID EMP_NAME CITY SALARY AGE
1 Angelina Chicago 200000 30
2 Robert Austin 300000 26
3 Christian Denver 100000 42
4 Kristen Washington 500000 29
5 Russell Los angels 200000 36
6 Marry Canada 600000 48
Updating single record
Update the column EMP_NAME and set the value to 'Emma' in the row where SALARY is
500000.
Syntax
UPDATE table_name
SET column_name = value
WHERE condition;
Query
UPDATE EMPLOYEE
SET EMP_NAME = 'Emma'
WHERE SALARY = 500000;
Output: After executing this query, the EMPLOYEE table will look like:
EMP_ID EMP_NAME CITY SALARY AGE
1 Angelina Chicago 200000 30
2 Robert Austin 300000 26
3 Christian Denver 100000 42
4 Emma Washington 500000 29
5 Russell Los angels 200000 36
6 Marry Canada 600000 48
Updating multiple records
If you want to update multiple columns, you should separate each field assigned with a comma.
In the EMPLOYEE table, update the column EMP_NAME to 'Kevin' and CITY to 'Boston' where
EMP_ID is 5.
Syntax
UPDATE table_name
SET column_name = value1, column_name2 = value2
WHERE condition;
Query
UPDATE EMPLOYEE
SET EMP_NAME = 'Kevin', City = 'Boston'
WHERE EMP_ID = 5;
Output
EMP_ID EMP_NAME CITY SALARY AGE
1 Angelina Chicago 200000 30
2 Robert Austin 300000 26
3 Christian Denver 100000 42
4 Kristen Washington 500000 29
5 Kevin Boston 200000 36
6 Marry Canada 600000 48
Without use of WHERE clause
If you want to update all row from a table, then you don't need to use the WHERE clause. In the
EMPLOYEE table, update the column EMP_NAME as 'Harry'.
Syntax
UPDATE table_name
SET column_name = value1;
Query
UPDATE EMPLOYEE
SET EMP_NAME = 'Harry';
Output
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EMP_ID EMP_NAME CITY SALARY AGE
1 Harry Chicago 200000 30
2 Harry Austin 300000 26
3 Harry Denver 100000 42
4 Harry Washington 500000 29
5 Harry Los angels 200000 36
6 Harry Canada 600000 48
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