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Single-Line SQL: Retrieve User Names
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Single-Line SQL: Retrieve User Names

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Phenom needs a simple administrative query for retrieving the names of users registered on its platform. Write a single-line PostgreSQL query that returns the name for every row in the users table.

Requirements

  1. Select only the name column.
  2. Return every user, including users who share the same name.
  3. Do not add filters, joins, aggregations, or subqueries.

Schema

users
ColumnTypeDescription
user_idPKINTEGERUnique identifier for the user
nameVARCHAR(150)User's display name
emailVARCHAR(255)User's email address
account_statusVARCHAR(20)Current account status
Tablesusers
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