delete sql table code example

Example 1: delete table sql

DROP TABLE table_name;

Example 2: query to empty table data in sql server

TRUNCATE TABLE  table_name;

Example 3: sql delete

DELETE FROM table_name WHERE condition;
-- 			Ex.
DELETE FROM Customers WHERE CustomerName='Mustafa Mbari';

Example 4: sql delete

DELETE FROM my_table;		-- all rows
DELETE FROM my_table WHERE my_id = 12345;
DELETE FROM my_table WHERE my_id IN (SELECT id2 FROM my_table2);
COMMIT;		-- don't forget it...

Example 5: delete and drop in sql

DELETE -
-DML COMMAND
-Delete Rows from the table one by one
-We can use where clause with Delete to delete single row
-Delete is slower than truncate
-ROLLBACK is possible with DELETE

DROP-
-DDL COMMAND
-Delete the entire structure or schema
-We can't use where clause with drop
-Drop is slower than DELETE & TRUNCATE
-ROLLBACK IS NOT POSSIBLE WITH DROP

TRUNCATE-
-DDL COMMAND
-Truncate deletes rows at a one goal
-We can't use where clause with Truncate
-Truncate faster than both DELETE & DROP
-Rollback is not possible with Truncate

Example 6: sql delete table

Deletes a table from a database.
Example: Removes the users table.
DROP TABLE users;