notes/Databases/SurrealDB/Syntax.md

Syntax

CREATE: Creates resources/records, similar to INSERT INTO in Postgres DEFINE: Creates namespaces, databases, and logins UPDATE: Updates resources/records, similar to UPDATE table_name SET ... in Postgres DELETE: Deletes resources/records, similar to DELETE in Postgres

Examples

Basic SELECT examples

-- Select all fields from a table
SELECT * FROM person;

-- Select specific fields from a table
SELECT name, address, email FROM person;

-- Select all fields from a specific record
SELECT * FROM person:tobie;

-- Select specific fields from a specific record
SELECT name, address, email FROM person:tobie;

-- Alias/rename fields
SELECT name AS user_name, address FROM person;

-- Select just a single record
-- Using the ONLY keyword, just an object for the record in question will be returned.
-- This, instead of an array with a single object.
SELECT * FROM ONLY person:john;