postgresqlHow do I use PostgreSQL ANY to achieve my desired result?

PostgreSQL ANY is a comparison operator that is used to compare a value to any value in a list or results from a subquery. It returns true if the comparison is true for any of the values in the list or subquery.

For example, if we wanted to find all the records in a table where the value of the column name is equal to any of the values in a list, we could use the following query:

SELECT *
FROM table_name
WHERE name = ANY (ARRAY['John', 'Mary', 'Jane']);

This query would return all the records in the table where the value of the column name is equal to either John, Mary or Jane.

Code explanation

1. SELECT * - This is the clause used to select all the columns from the table.
2. FROM table_name - This is the clause used to specify which table the query should be run on.
3. WHERE name = ANY (ARRAY['John', 'Mary', 'Jane']) - This is the clause used to specify the condition for the query. It compares the value of the column name to any of the values in the array ['John', 'Mary', 'Jane'].

Helpful links

• PostgreSQL Documentation - ANY

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