康辉《数据库系统概念》教学课件2.pptVIP

Outer Join An extension of the join operation that avoids loss of information. Computes the join and then adds tuples form one relation that does not match tuples in the other relation to the result of the join. Uses null values: null signifies that the value is unknown or does not exist All comparisons involving null are (roughly speaking) false by definition. We shall study precise meaning of comparisons with nulls later Outer Join – Example Relation loan Relation borrower customer_name loan_number Jones Smith Hayes L-170 L-230 L-155 3000 4000 1700 loan_number amount L-170 L-230 L-260 branch_name Downtown Redwood Perryridge Left Outer Join loan borrower Outer Join – Example Join loan borrower loan_number amount L-170 L-230 3000 4000 customer_name Jones Smith branch_name Downtown Redwood Jones Smith null loan_number amount L-170 L-230 L-260 3000 4000 1700 customer_name branch_name Downtown Redwood Perryridge Outer Join – Example loan_number amount L-170 L-230 L-155 3000 4000 null customer_name Jones Smith Hayes branch_name Downtown Redwood null loan_number amount L-170 L-230 L-260 L-155 3000 4000 1700 null customer_name Jones Smith null Hayes branch_name Downtown Redwood Perryridge null Full Outer Join loan borrower Right Outer Join loan borrower Null Values It is possible for tuples to have a null value, denoted by null, for some of their attributes null signifies an unknown value or that a value does not exist. The result of any arithmetic expression involving null is null. Aggregate functions simply ignore null values (as in SQL) For duplicate elimination and grouping, null is treated like any other value, and two nulls are assumed to be the same (as in SQL) Null Values Comparisons with null values return the special truth value: unknown If false was used instead of unknown, then not (A 5)  would not be equivalent to A = 5 Three-valued logic using the truth value unknown: OR: (unkno