Is it possible for a mysql query to return true/false instead of values?

Question

I have a table:

custID    orderID    orderComponent
=====================================
1          123        pizza
1          123        wings
1          234        breadsticks
1          239        salad
2          456        pizza
2          890        salad

I have a list of values - pizza, wings, breadsticks, and salad. I need a way to just get a true/false value if a customer has at least one record containing each of these. Is that possible with a mysql query, or do I just have to do a select distinct(orderComponent) for each user and use php to check the results?

Answer 1

If you are just looking to see if the customer has ordered all items, then you can use:

select t1.custid,
  case when t2.total is not null 
    then 'true'
    else 'false'
  end OrderedAll
from yourtable t1
left join
(
  select custid, count(distinct orderComponent) Total
  from yourtable
  where orderComponent in ('pizza', 'wings', 'breadsticks', 'salad')
  group by custid
  having count(distinct orderComponent) = 4
) t2
  on t1.custid = t2.custid

See SQL Fiddle with Demo

If you want to expand this out, to see if the custid has ordered all items in a single order, then you can use:

select t1.custid,
  t1.orderid,
  case when t2.total is not null 
    then 'true'
    else 'false'
  end OrderedAll
from yourtable t1
left join
(
  select custid, orderid, count(distinct orderComponent) Total
  from yourtable
  where orderComponent in ('pizza', 'wings', 'breadsticks', 'salad')
  group by custid, orderID
  having count(distinct orderComponent) = 4
) t2
  on t1.custid = t2.custid
  and t1.orderId = t2.orderid

See SQL Fiddle with Demo

If you only want the custid and the true/false value, then you can add distinct to the query.

select distinct t1.custid,
  case when t2.total is not null 
    then 'true'
    else 'false'
  end OrderedAll
from yourtable t1
left join
(
  select custid, count(distinct orderComponent) Total
  from yourtable
  where orderComponent in ('pizza', 'wings', 'breadsticks', 'salad')
  group by custid
  having count(distinct orderComponent) = 4
) t2
  on t1.custid = t2.custid

See SQL Fiddle with Demo

Or by custid and orderid:

select distinct 
  t1.custid,
  t1.orderid,
  case when t2.total is not null 
    then 'true'
    else 'false'
  end OrderedAll
from yourtable t1
left join
(
  select custid, orderid, count(distinct orderComponent) Total
  from yourtable
  where orderComponent in ('pizza', 'wings', 'breadsticks', 'salad')
  group by custid, orderID
  having count(distinct orderComponent) = 4
) t2
  on t1.custid = t2.custid
  and t1.orderId = t2.orderid

See SQL Fiddle with Demo

Answer 2

select case when 
count(distinct orderComponent) = 4 
then 'true' 
else 'false' 
end as bool
from tbl
where custID=1