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What does "WHERE id <> 0" clause mean in SQL?

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Query: SELECT id, name, FROM users u WHERE **id <> 0** LIMIT 50 OFFSET 0

What does the clause id <> 0 mean here? Does it mean:

id is less than zero or id is greater than zero

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gilzero Avatar asked Apr 25 '11 19:04

gilzero


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1 Answers

<> means "not equal" (it can also be written as != with some DBMS)

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a_horse_with_no_name Avatar answered Sep 22 '22 19:09

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