SQL连接具有默认属性值

时间:2013-10-10 07:24:38

标签: sql join attributes

我有一个对象表,一个定义属性的表,以及一个包含对象属性值的表:

OBJECTS:
ID  | ...
----+-----
1   | ...
2   | ...

ATTRIBUTES:
KEY  | DEFAULT
-----+---------
a1   | xyz
a2   | abc
a3   | 123

OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES:
OBJECT_ID  | KEY  | VALUE 
-----------+------+-------
1          | a1   | abcd
1          | a2   | xyzw
2          | a3   | 12345

因此每个对象都可以为其属性定义值,否则应该使用该属性的default

现在我需要一个选择,它将连接所有具有所有属性的对象,并在default记录不存在时替换OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES

INTENDED QUERY RESULT:
OBJECT_ID  | ...  | KEY  | VALUE 
-----------+------+------+-------
1          | ...  | a1   | abcd
1          |      | a2   | xyzw
1          |      | a3   | 123 <- filled in default
2          |      | a1   | xyz <- filled in default
2          |      | a2   | abc <- filled in default
2          |      | a3   | 12345

如何在SQL中执行此操作?


在折叠之下:现在我只选择

SELECT * FROM OBJECT LEFT JOIN OBJECTS_ATTRIBUTES ON ID = OBJECT_ID

但是我必须手动填写空白。

2 个答案:

答案 0 :(得分:3)

您需要使用Objects获取表Attributes的笛卡尔积,以便所有对象都包含所有属性。

SELECT  a.*,
        b.key,
        COALESCE(c.value, b.default) Value
FROM    Objects a
        CROSS JOIN Attributes b
        LEFT JOIN Object_Attributes c
            ON  a.ID = c.object_id AND
                b.key = c.key
ORDER   BY a.ID, b.key

答案 1 :(得分:1)

您可以从OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES获取所有现有条目,然后从OBJECTSATTRIBUTES添加(UNION ALL)缺少的组合:

SELECT OBJECT_ID, KEY, VALUE
FROM OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES

UNION ALL

SELECT o.ID, a.KEY, a.DEFAULT
FROM OBJECTS AS o
CROSS JOIN ATTRIBUTES AS a
WHERE NOT EXISTS (
  SELECT *
  FROM OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES
  WHERE OBJECT_ID = o.ID AND KEY = a.KEY
);