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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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Comments ( 10 )

  1. Manju GCP
    Manju GCP :
    2 years ago

    Question should be : Which of the following must NOT be enclosed in double quotes?

  2. Mariam Ghani
    Mariam Ghani :
    4 years ago

    string and date are enclosed in single quotes but not sure about column alias should be in double quotes

  3. Ahashan Imon
    Ahashan Imon :
    4 years ago

    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....

  4. Anjali Gupta
    Anjali Gupta :
    5 years ago

    I think column alias is not 100% correct answer because without double quote we can use alias as column.

  5. Ishita Unadkat
    Ishita Unadkat :
    6 years ago

    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;

  6. Priyadharshan Vikram
    Priyadharshan Vikram :
    7 years ago

    whats that coloumn alais

  7. Prashant Srivastava
    Prashant Srivastava :
    7 years ago

    Answer is wrong. It is not necessary to enclose the column alias in double quotes.

  8. Sagnik Bhawal
    Sagnik Bhawal :
    7 years ago

    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;

  9. Half Boiled
    Half Boiled :
    8 years ago

    Whats tht column alias, Strings must be enclosed in double quotes right??

  10. Shubham Patil
    Shubham Patil :
    8 years ago

    what this column alias exactly means?

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