TABLE
The TABLE statement can be used instead of SELECT * FROM when no aggregation or complex filtering is needed.
Synopsis
- TableStmt
TableStmt ::=
"TABLE" Table ( "ORDER BY" Column )? ( "LIMIT" NUM )?
Examples
Create table t1:
CREATE TABLE t1(id INT PRIMARY KEY);
Insert some data into t1:
INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1),(2),(3);
View the data in table t1:
TABLE t1;
+----+
| id |
+----+
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
+----+
3 rows in set (0.01 sec)
Query t1 and sort the result by the id field in descending order:
TABLE t1 ORDER BY id DESC;
+----+
| id |
+----+
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
+----+
3 rows in set (0.01 sec)
Query the first record in t1:
TABLE t1 LIMIT 1;
+----+
| id |
+----+
| 1 |
+----+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)
MySQL compatibility
The TABLE statement was introduced in MySQL 8.0.19.