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Left/Right Join Output Insight
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Left/Right Join Output Insight

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Output of left/right join between Table A = 1,1,1 and Table B = 1,1,1,1,1

Asked in the Written SQL round stage. Write a PostgreSQL query that compares the two join outputs using the provided tables.

Output

  1. Return one row for each join type: LEFT JOIN and RIGHT JOIN.
  2. Include join_type, total_rows, matched_rows, left_only_rows, and right_only_rows.
  3. Order the result with LEFT JOIN first, followed by RIGHT JOIN.

Schema

table_a
ColumnTypeDescription
row_idPKINTUnique identifier for a row in table A
valueINTValue used for joining
table_b
ColumnTypeDescription
row_idPKINTUnique identifier for a row in table B
valueINTValue used for joining
Tablestable_atable_b
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