SQL Server select unique code example

Example 1: MySQL DISTINCT

When querying data from a table, you may get duplicate rows. In order to remove these duplicate rows, you use the DISTINCT clause in the SELECT statement.

Here is the syntax of the DISTINCT clause:

SELECT DISTINCT
    select_list
FROM
    table_name;

Example 2: query DISTINCT

SELECT DISTINCT Column_name FROM table_name;

Example 3: how to select unique element in sql

DISTINCT
- select distinct * from employees; ==> 
  retrieves any row if it has at
  least a single unique column.

- select distinct first_name from employees; ==> 
      retrieves unique names
     from table. (removes duplicates)
     
- select distinct count(*) from employees;
     retrieve number of unique rows
     if any row has at least a single unique data.