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SQLite Views

A view is simply a SQLite statement stored in the database with a related name. It is actually a combination of tables that are the result of a predefined SQLite query form.

A view can include all rows of a table or selected rows from one or more tables. Views can be created from one or more tables, depending on the SQLite query written to create the view.

Views as virtual tables allow users-

  • Construct data in a natural or intuitive way for users or user categories.

  • Limit access to data so that users can only see limited data rather than the entire table.

  • Summarize data from various tables that can be used to generate reports.

SQLite views are read-only, so you may not be able to execute DELETE, INSERT, or UPDATE statements on the view. However, you can create triggers on the view that will be triggered when attempting to delete, insert, or update the view, and perform the required operations in the trigger body.

to create a view

UsingCREATE VIEWThis statement creates a SQLite view. A SQLite view can be created from one table, multiple tables, or another view.

Here is the basic CREATE VIEW syntax.

CREATE [TEMP | TEMPORARY] VIEW view_name AS SELECT column1, column2.....FROM table_name WHERE [condition];

You can include multiple tables in a SELECT statement just like you would in a regular SQL SELECT query. If the optional TEMP or TEMPORARY keyword is present, the view will be created in the temp database.

Example

The COMPANY table with the following records-

ID          NAME        AGE         ADDRESS   SALARY
----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
1           Paul        32          California  20000.0
2           Allen       25          Texas       15000.0
3           Teddy       23          Norway      20000.0
4           Mark        25          Rich-Mond   65000.0
5           David       27          Texas       85000.0
6           Kim         22          South-Hall  45000.0
7           James       24          Houston     10000.0

Here is an example of creating a view from the COMPANY table. This view will only be used for a few columns in the COMPANY table.

sqlite> CREATE VIEW COMPANY_VIEW AS
SELECT ID, NAME, AGE
FROM  COMPANY;

Now, you can query COMPANY_VIEW in a similar way as you would query an actual table. Here is an example-

sqlite> SELECT * FROM COMPANY_VIEW;

This will produce the following results.

ID          NAME        AGE
----------  ----------  ----------
1           Paul        32
2           Allen       25
3           Teddy       23
4           Mark        25
5           David       27
6           Kim         22
7           James       24

Delete View

To delete a view, simply use the DROP VIEW statement along withview_nameThe basic DROP VIEW syntax is as follows-

sqlite> DROP VIEW view_name;

The following commands will delete the COMPANY_VIEW view created in the previous section.

sqlite> DROP VIEW COMPANY_VIEW;