What is Join?

he Join operation is one of the most useful activities in relational algebra. It is most commonly used way to combine information from two or more relations. A Join is always performed on the basis of the same or related column. Most complex queries of SQL involve JOIN command.

There are following types of join:

Inner joins: Inner join is of 3 categories. They are:

  • Theta join
  • Natural join
  • Equi join

Outer joins: Outer join have three types. They are:

  • Left outer join
  • Right outer join
  • Full outer join