CREATE VIEW

SQL CREATE VIEW Keyword

The CREATE VIEW command is used to define a view. A view is a virtual table that stores a predefined SELECT query. Views make complex data easier to read and reuse.

SQL CREATE VIEW Syntax

CREATE VIEW view_name AS
SELECT column1 column2
FROM table_name
WHERE condition

SQL CREATE VIEW Syntax

This creates a view named FemalePatients that displays the first name, last name, and gender of all patients whose gender is F.

CREATE VIEW FemalePatients AS
SELECT first_name, last_name, gender
FROM Patients
WHERE gender = 'F';

SQL CREATE VIEW Query the View Example

After creating the view, you can retrieve data from it like a regular table.

This will return all rows from the view showing only female patients.

SELECT * FROM FemalePatients;

SQL CREATE VIEW Labs