Oracle® Database SQL Reference 10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number B14200-02 |
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A scalar subquery expression is a subquery that returns exactly one column value from one row. The value of the scalar subquery expression is the value of the select list item of the subquery. If the subquery returns 0 rows, then the value of the scalar subquery expression is NULL
. If the subquery returns more than one row, then Oracle returns an error.
You can use a scalar subquery expression in most syntax that calls for an expression (expr
). However, scalar subqueries are not valid expressions in the following places:
As default values for columns
As hash expressions for clusters
In the RETURNING
clause of DML statements
As the basis of a function-based index
In CHECK
constraints
In WHEN
conditions of CASE
expressions
In GROUP
BY
and HAVING
clauses
In START
WITH
and CONNECT
BY
clauses
In statements that are unrelated to queries, such as CREATE
PROFILE