हां, केवल विशिष्ट (distinct) पंक्तियों की गिनती प्रदर्शित करने के लिए COUNT() और DISTINCT एक साथ उपयोग कर सकते हैं।
सिंटैक्स
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT yourColumnName) AS anyVariableName FROM yourTableName;
उदाहरण के साथ समझें
सबसे पहले एक टेबल बनाते हैं:
mysql> CREATE TABLE CountDistinctDemo (
-> Id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
-> Name VARCHAR(20),
-> PRIMARY KEY(Id)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (3.11 sec)
रिकॉर्ड डालें
mysql> INSERT INTO CountDistinctDemo(Name) VALUES('Carol');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.48 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO CountDistinctDemo(Name) VALUES('Bob');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.43 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO CountDistinctDemo(Name) VALUES('Carol');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.26 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO CountDistinctDemo(Name) VALUES('John');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.27 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO CountDistinctDemo(Name) VALUES('Bob');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.35 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO CountDistinctDemo(Name) VALUES('Carol');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.98 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO CountDistinctDemo(Name) VALUES('John');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.26 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO CountDistinctDemo(Name) VALUES('Sam');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO CountDistinctDemo(Name) VALUES('Mike');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.53 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO CountDistinctDemo(Name) VALUES('Carol');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.31 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO CountDistinctDemo(Name) VALUES('David');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.40 sec)
सभी रिकॉर्ड देखें
mysql> SELECT * FROM CountDistinctDemo;
आउटपुट
+----+-------+ | Id | Name | +----+-------+ | 1 | Carol | | 2 | Bob | | 3 | Carol | | 4 | John | | 5 | Bob | | 6 | Carol | | 7 | John | | 8 | Sam | | 9 | Mike | | 10 | Carol | | 11 | David | +----+-------+ 11 rows in set (0.07 sec)
बिना DISTINCT के COUNT()
mysql> SELECT COUNT(Name) AS TotalName FROM CountDistinctDemo;
आउटपुट
+-----------+ | TotalName | +-----------+ | 11 | +-----------+ 1 row in set (0.04 sec)
COUNT() और DISTINCT एक साथ
mysql> SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Name) AS UniqueName FROM CountDistinctDemo;
आउटपुट
+------------+ | UniqueName | +------------+ | 6 | +------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)
कुल 11 पंक्तियां हैं लेकिन केवल 6 अद्वितीय नाम हैं (Carol, Bob, John, Sam, Mike, David)।