When we want to add or subtract some value like +1
or -1
,
we can do like this( in the case we want to add 1
)1
update table name set column's name = column's name + 1;
This query adds 1 in all values of that column.
So we can use this like this1
update table name set column's name = column's name +1 where column's name = A;
This query adds 1
if the column’s value is A
.
ex) Waiting line in a bank
If new person came to line ‘6’ in the back,1
update bank set waiting = waiting +1 where line_num = '6';
then we add 1
to waiting column in the row having 6
as its line_num column’s value.