Assuming one table CAR
with two columns CAR_ID (int)
and VERSION (int)
.
I want to retrieve the maximum version of each car.
So there are two solutions (at least) :
select car_id, max(version) as max_version
from car
group by car_id;
Or :
select car_id, max_version
from ( select car_id, version
, max(version) over (partition by car_id) as max_version
from car
) max_ver
where max_ver.version = max_ver.max_version
Are these two queries similarly performant?
Yes It may affects
Second query is an example of Inline View. It's a very useful method for performing reports with various types of counts or use of any aggregate functions with it.
Oracle executes the subquery and then uses the resulting rows as a view in the FROM clause.
As we consider about performance , always recommend inline view instead of choosing another subquery type.
And one more thing second query will give all max records,while first one will give you only one max record.