GROUP BY and ORDER BY Clause in SQL

GROUP BY:-

The GROUP BY clause is used to arrange identical data into groups.

The GROUP BY clause is used with the SELECT statement.

The GROUP BY clause is used with aggregate functions like COUNT, MAX, MIN, SUM, and AVG.

SYNTAX:-

SELECT column_Name

FROM table_Name

WHERE condition

GROUP BY column_Name;

EXAMPLE:-

Group By clause

ORDER BY:-

The ORDER BY clause is used to sort the result-set in ascending or descending order.

The ORDER BY clause sorts the records in ascending order by default. To sort the records in descending order, use the DESC keyword.

SYNTAX:-

Select expressions

FROM tables

[WHERE condition]

ORDER BY expression[asc/desc];

EXAMPLE:-

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