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Recursive queries

Recursive queries are used to query hierarchical data.

A recursive common table expression (CTE) is a CTE that references itself.

By doing so, the CTE repeatedly executes, returns subsets of data, until it returns the
complete result set.

Syntax: ---> view

create view view_name as <select_query>;

drop view view_name;

with temp_name(mgid,empid,empname) as( query)

WITH expression_name (column_list) mid,eid,name

AS

-- Anchor member

initial_query

UNION ALL

-- Recursive member that references expression_name.

recursive_query

-- references expression name

SELECT *

FROM expression_name

-->An initial query that returns the base result set of the CTE.

-->The initial query is called an anchor member.

-->A recursive query that references the common table expression, therefore, it is called the
recursive member.

-->The recursive member is union-ed with the anchor member using the UNION ALL
operator.

-->A termination condition specified in the recursive member that terminates the execution
of the recursive member.
The execution order of a recursive CTE is as follows:

-->First, execute the anchor member to form the base result set (R0), use this result for the
next iteration.

-->Second, execute the recursive member with the input result set from the previous
iteration (Ri-1)

and return a sub-result set (Ri) until the termination condition is met.

-->Third, combine all result sets R0, R1, … Rn using UNION ALL operator to produce the final
result set.

select id
from employee e
where e.id=4;

WITH EXPL (M_ID, E_ID, E_NAME) AS

SELECT ROOT.M_ID, ROOT.E_ID, ROOT.E_NAME

FROM MG_DETAILS, ROOT

WHERE ROOT.M_ID = 3

UNION ALL

SELECT CHILD.M_ID, CHILD.E_ID, CHILD.E_NAME

FROM EXPL PARENT, MG_DETAILS CHILD

WHERE PARENT.E_ID = CHILD.M_ID

SELECT DISTINCT M_ID, E_ID, E_NAME

FROM EXPL

ORDER BY M_ID, E_ID;

SELECT CHILD.M_ID, CHILD.E_ID, CHILD.E_NAME

FROM PARENT, MG_DETAILS CHILD


WHERE PARENT.E_ID = CHILD.M_ID

create table p1 as SELECT ROOT.M_ID, ROOT.E_ID, ROOT.E_NAME

FROM MG_DETAILS ROOT

WHERE ROOT.M_ID = 3;

create table p3 as SELECT CHILD.M_ID, CHILD.E_ID, CHILD.E_NAME

FROM P2, MG_DETAILS CHILD

WHERE P2.E_ID = CHILD.M_ID;

WITH expression_name (column_list)

AS

initial_query

UNION ALL

recursive_query

SELECT *

FROM expression_name

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