SQL AND Operator

The WHERE clause can contain one or many AND operators.

The AND operator is used to filter records based on more than one condition, like if you want to return all customers from Spain that starts with the letter 'G':

Example​

Select all customers from Spain that starts with the letter 'G':

SELECT \*  
FROM Customers  
WHERE Country = 'Spain' AND CustomerName LIKE 'G%';

Video Explanation​

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Syntax​

SELECT _column1_, _column2, ..._ FROM _table_name_ WHERE _condition1_ AND _condition2_ AND _condition3 ..._;

AND vs OR​

The AND operator displays a record if all the conditions are TRUE.

The OR operator displays a record if any of the conditions are TRUE.

Demo Database​

Below is a selection from the Customers table used in the examples:

All Conditions Must Be True​

The following SQL statement selects all fields from Customers where Country is "Germany" AND City is "Berlin" AND PostalCode is higher than 12000:

Example​

SELECT \* FROM Customers  
WHERE Country = 'Germany'  
AND City = 'Berlin'  
AND PostalCode > 12000;

Combining AND and OR​

You can combine the AND and OR operators.

The following SQL statement selects all customers from Spain that starts with a "G" or an "R".

Make sure you use parenthesis to get the correct result.

Example​

Select all Spanish customers that starts with either "G" or "R":

SELECT \* FROM Customers  
WHERE Country = 'Spain' AND (CustomerName LIKE 'G%' OR CustomerName LIKE 'R%');

Without parenthesis, the select statement will return all customers from Spain that starts with a "G", plus all customers that starts with an "R", regardless of the country value:

Example​

Select all customers that either:
are from Spain and starts with either "G", or
starts with the letter "R":

SELECT \* FROM Customers  
WHERE Country = 'Spain' AND CustomerName LIKE 'G%' OR CustomerName LIKE 'R%';