Chapter 8. Language Structure
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Chapter 8. Language Structure

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8.1. Literal Values
8.1.1. Strings
8.1.2. Numbers
8.1.3. Date and Time Values
8.1.4. Hexadecimal Values
8.1.5. Boolean Values
8.1.6. Bit-Field Values
8.1.7. NULL Values
8.2. Schema Object Names
8.2.1. Identifier Qualifiers
8.2.2. Identifier Case Sensitivity
8.2.3. Mapping of Identifiers to File Names
8.2.4. Function Name Parsing and Resolution
8.3. Reserved Words
8.4. User-Defined Variables
8.5. Expression Syntax
8.6. Comment Syntax

This chapter discusses the rules for writing the following elements of SQL statements when using MySQL:

  • Literal values such as strings and numbers

  • Identifiers such as database, table, and column names

  • Reserved words

  • User-defined and system variables

  • Comments

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