example to self join
Example 1: what is self join
Self is joining a table to itself.
-- assume employee table as 2 different table using different alias
-- as manager and worker
-- we want to join these 2 virtual manager and worker table
-- to get manager's first name and worker's first name
-- our condition is worker's manager_id match managers employee id
SELECT manager.FIRST_NAME AS MANAGER_NAME ,
worker.FIRST_NAME AS WORKER_NAME
FROM EMPLOYEES manager
INNER JOIN EMPLOYEES worker on worker.MANAGER_ID = manager.EMPLOYEE_ID
order by 1
;
Example 2: self join
SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table1 T1, table1 T2
WHERE condition;