INNER JOIN (simple join)

Chances are, you’ve already written a statement that uses an Oracle INNER JOIN. It is the most common type of join. Oracle INNER JOINS return all rows from multiple tables where the join condition is met.

Syntax

The syntax for the INNER JOIN in Oracle/PLSQL is:

SELECT columns
FROM table1 
INNER JOIN table2
ON table1.column = table2.column;

Another type of join is called an Oracle LEFT OUTER JOIN. This type of join returns all rows from the LEFT-hand table specified in the ON condition and only those rows from the other table where the joined fields are equal (join condition is met).

Syntax

The syntax for the Oracle LEFT OUTER JOIN is:

SELECT columns
FROM table1
LEFT [OUTER] JOIN table2
ON table1.column = table2.column;

Another type of join is called an Oracle RIGHT OUTER JOIN. This type of join returns all rows from the RIGHT-hand table specified in the ON condition and only those rows from the other table where the joined fields are equal (join condition is met).

Syntax

The syntax for the Oracle RIGHT OUTER JOIN is:

SELECT columns
FROM table1
RIGHT [OUTER] JOIN table2
ON table1.column = table2.column;

Another type of join is called an Oracle FULL OUTER JOIN. This type of join returns all rows from the LEFT-hand table and RIGHT-hand table with nulls in place where the join condition is not met.

Syntax

The syntax for the Oracle FULL OUTER JOIN is:

SELECT columns
FROM table1
FULL [OUTER] JOIN table2
ON table1.column = table2.column;