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oracle SQL Concatenate 2 columns based on condition


let's say i have a table :

+----+------------+------------+
| ID |   NAME1    |     NAME2  |
+----+------------+------------+
| A1 |    DAVE    |    DAN     |
| A1 |    DOR     |    MON     |
| A2 |    STEPHAN |    ARKEL   |
| A3 |    ASH     |    CATCHAM |
| A4 |    RON     |    DON     |
| A4 |    OFIR    |    DOL     |
| A4 |    OFRA    |    SOL     |
+----+------------+------------+

i want to concatenate based on ID , if the next row has the same id add both names like below :

+----+-----------------------------------+
| ID |             NEW_NAME              |
+----+-----------------------------------+
| A1 |    DAVE~~DAN^^DOR~~MON            |
| A2 |    STEPHAN~~ARKEL                 |
| A3 |    ASH~~CATCHAM                   |
| A4 |    RON~~DON^^OFIR~~DOL^^OFRA~~SOL |
+----+-----------------------------------+

Thanks .


Solution

  • You can do:

    select
      id,
      listagg(name1 || '~~' || name2, '^^') 
        within group (order by name1, name2) as new_name
    from t
    group by id
    

    See running example at SQL<>Fiddle.