/* mysql> SELECT species, sex, COUNT(*) FROM Bird -> WHERE species = 'dog' OR species = 'cat' -> GROUP BY species, sex; Empty set (0.00 sec)
*/ Drop table Bird;
CREATE TABLE Bird ( name VARCHAR(20), owner VARCHAR(20), species VARCHAR(20), sex CHAR(1), birth DATE, death DATE ); INSERT INTO Bird VALUES ('BlueBird','Joe','Car','f','1999-03-30',NULL); INSERT INTO Bird VALUES ('RedBird','Yin','Bus','m','1979-04-30',1998-01-30); INSERT INTO Bird VALUES ('RedBird','Yin','Bus','m','1998-01-30',NULL);
/* You need not retrieve an entire table when you use COUNT(). For example, the previous query, when performed just on dogs and cats, looks like this: */ SELECT species, sex, COUNT(*) FROM Bird WHERE species = 'dog' OR species = 'cat' GROUP BY species, sex;
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