Which of the following must be enclosed in double quotes?
A. Dates
B. Column Alias
C. Strings
D. All of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
In SQL, all of the above options must be enclosed in double quotes under specific circumstances.Dates: When using a date literal in SQL, it should be enclosed in single quotes, like '2023-10-20'. Double quotes are typically not used for dates.
Column Alias: If you want to give a column an alias (a name that represents the column in the result set), you can enclose the alias in double quotes if it contains spaces or special characters. For example, if you want to alias a column as "Total Sales," you would write it as "Total Sales". However, it's not necessary to use double quotes for aliases without spaces or special characters.
Strings: When working with string values that contain spaces, special characters, or reserved keywords, you should enclose the string in single quotes (e.g., 'John Doe'). Double quotes are sometimes used to enclose identifiers (like table or column names) but not for string values.
So, the correct answer is Option D, as all of the mentioned elements may need double quotes, but it depends on the specific context and requirements in SQL.
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Question should be : Which of the following must NOT be enclosed in double quotes?
string and date are enclosed in single quotes but not sure about column alias should be in double quotes
I think this question is not valid because column alias can be three format.
1. Enclosed in Double quotes
2. Without enclosed in Double quotes
3. Used 'as' before the Alias.
Please Check....
I think column alias is not 100% correct answer because without double quote we can use alias as column.
String and Date is enclosed in single quotes that's why answer is column Alias
Here is the Example,
SELECT o.OrderID, o.OrderDate, c.CustomerName
FROM Customers AS c, Orders AS o
WHERE c.CustomerName="Around the Horn" AND c.CustomerID=o.CustomerID;
whats that coloumn alais
Answer is wrong. It is not necessary to enclose the column alias in double quotes.
Column alias refers to the alias that is used to rename a column name in an SQL query. For example:-
SQL> Select count(user_id) as "Number of Users" from registration;
Whats tht column alias, Strings must be enclosed in double quotes right??
what this column alias exactly means?