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    SQL problem - Swap Salary

    February 1, 2024 less than 1 minute read

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    To dynamically set a value to a column, we can use UPDATE statement together when CASE…WHEN… flow control statement.

    UPDATE salary
    SET
        sex = CASE sex
            WHEN 'm' THEN 'f'
            ELSE 'm'
        END;
    

    Tags: SQL

    Updated: February 1, 2024

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