MIN() and MAX() Functions in Oracle SQL | Oracle SQL Tutorials -13

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The MIN() function

You can find the smallest value of the selected column using the MIN() function.

MIN() Syntax

MIN() Function syntax is as follows.

SELECT MIN(column_name) FROM table_name;

SELECT MIN(column_name) FROM table_name
WHERE condition;

SQL> select min(salary) from hr.employees;

MIN(SALARY)
-----------
3100

SQL>

SQL> select min(salary) from hr.employees where department_id>100;

MIN(SALARY)
-----------
9300

SQL>

The MAX() function

You can find the Largest value of the selected column using the MAX() function.

MAX() Syntax

MAX() Function syntax is as follows.

SELECT MAX(column_name) FROM table_name;

SQL> 
SQL> select max(salary) from hr.employees;

MAX(SALARY)
-----------
23000

SQL> 
SQL> 
SQL> select max(salary) from hr.employees where department_id>100;

MAX(SALARY)
-----------
13008

SQL>

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