The ROLLUP
operator in MySQL is used with the GROUP BY
clause. It is used to create subtotals and grand totals in the result set.
The ROLLUP
operator generates a result set that is similar to the one generated by the GROUP BY
clause, but with additional rows that represent subtotals and grand totals. The added rows are generated by successively reducing the GROUP BY
clause one column at a time, creating subtotals at each step. This can be very useful for generating reports that contain subtotals and totals. The syntax for the use of the ROLLUP is thus:
SELECT
column1, column2,...
FROM
table_name
GROUP BY
column1,
column2,
column2 WITH ROLLUP
The GROUP BY
clause in SQL is used to group rows that have the same values in specified columns into aggregated data. The WITH ROLLUP
option is used to create subtotals and grand totals within the grouped result set.P
SELECT column1, column2,...
: This part of the query is selecting the columns that you want to include in your result set.FROM table_name
: This part of the query specifies the table from which to retrieve the data.GROUP BY column1, column2, column3 WITH ROLLUP
: This part of the query groups the selected columns, creating a separate row for each group of unique values.- The
WITH ROLLUP
modifier causes MySQL to include extra rows that represent the subtotals (which are produced by grouping oncolumn1
andcolumn2
, andcolumn1
,column2
andcolumn3
) and the grand total (which is produced by grouping on all of the selected columns).
GROUPING()
function in the SELECT
statement can be used to distinguish super-aggregate rows from regular grouped rows. GROUPING(column)
returns 1 for super-aggregate rows and 0 for regular grouped rows.Note: The order of columns in the GROUP BY
clause matters when using WITH ROLLUP
. The subtotals and grand totals are generated from right to left.