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# Retrieving rows
To generate a database access method, annotate a query with a specific comment.
```sql
CREATE TABLE authors (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
bio text NOT NULL,
birth_year int NOT NULL
);
```
The parameter syntax varies by database engine:
**PostgreSQL:**
```sql
-- name: GetAuthor :one
SELECT * FROM authors
WHERE id = $1;
-- name: ListAuthors :many
SELECT * FROM authors
ORDER BY id;
```
**MySQL and SQLite:**
```sql
-- name: GetAuthor :one
SELECT * FROM authors
WHERE id = ?;
-- name: ListAuthors :many
SELECT * FROM authors
ORDER BY id;
```
A few new pieces of code are generated beyond the `Author` struct. An interface
for the underlying database is generated. The `*sql.DB` and `*sql.Tx` types
satisfy this interface.
The database access methods are added to a `Queries` struct, which is created
using the `New` method.
Note that the `*` in our query has been replaced with explicit column names.
This change ensures that the query will never return unexpected data.
Our query was annotated with `:one`, meaning that it should only return a
single row. We scan the data from that one into a `Author` struct.
Since the get query has a single parameter, the `GetAuthor` method takes a single
`int` as an argument.
Since the list query has no parameters, the `ListAuthors` method accepts no
arguments.
```go
package db
import (
"context"
"database/sql"
)
type Author struct {
ID int
Bio string
BirthYear int
}
type DBTX interface {
QueryContext(context.Context, string, ...any) (*sql.Rows, error)
QueryRowContext(context.Context, string, ...any) *sql.Row
}
func New(db DBTX) *Queries {
return &Queries{db: db}
}
type Queries struct {
db DBTX
}
const getAuthor = `-- name: GetAuthor :one
SELECT id, bio, birth_year FROM authors
WHERE id = $1
`
func (q *Queries) GetAuthor(ctx context.Context, id int) (Author, error) {
row := q.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, getAuthor, id)
var i Author
err := row.Scan(&i.ID, &i.Bio, &i.BirthYear)
return i, err
}
const listAuthors = `-- name: ListAuthors :many
SELECT id, bio, birth_year FROM authors
ORDER BY id
`
func (q *Queries) ListAuthors(ctx context.Context) ([]Author, error) {
rows, err := q.db.QueryContext(ctx, listAuthors)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
defer rows.Close()
var items []Author
for rows.Next() {
var i Author
if err := rows.Scan(&i.ID, &i.Bio, &i.BirthYear); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
items = append(items, i)
}
if err := rows.Close(); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return items, nil
}
```
## Selecting columns
```sql
CREATE TABLE authors (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
bio text NOT NULL,
birth_year int NOT NULL
);
-- name: GetBioForAuthor :one
SELECT bio FROM authors
WHERE id = $1;
-- name: GetInfoForAuthor :one
SELECT bio, birth_year FROM authors
WHERE id = $1;
```
When selecting a single column, only that value is returned. The `GetBioForAuthor`
method takes a single `int` as an argument and returns a `string` and an
`error`.
When selecting multiple columns, a row record (method-specific struct) is
returned. In this case, `GetInfoForAuthor` returns a struct with two fields:
`Bio` and `BirthYear`.
If a query result has no row records, a zero value and an `ErrNoRows` error are
returned instead of a zero value and `nil`. For instance, when the `GetBioForAuthor`
result has no rows, it will return `""` and `ErrNoRows`.
```go
package db
import (
"context"
"database/sql"
)
type DBTX interface {
QueryRowContext(context.Context, string, ...any) *sql.Row
}
func New(db DBTX) *Queries {
return &Queries{db: db}
}
type Queries struct {
db DBTX
}
const getBioForAuthor = `-- name: GetBioForAuthor :one
SELECT bio FROM authors
WHERE id = $1
`
func (q *Queries) GetBioForAuthor(ctx context.Context, id int) (string, error) {
row := q.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, getBioForAuthor, id)
var i string
err := row.Scan(&i)
return i, err
}
const getInfoForAuthor = `-- name: GetInfoForAuthor :one
SELECT bio, birth_year FROM authors
WHERE id = $1
`
type GetInfoForAuthorRow struct {
Bio string
BirthYear int
}
func (q *Queries) GetInfoForAuthor(ctx context.Context, id int) (GetInfoForAuthorRow, error) {
row := q.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, getInfoForAuthor, id)
var i GetInfoForAuthorRow
err := row.Scan(&i.Bio, &i.BirthYear)
return i, err
}
```
## Passing a slice as a parameter to a query
### PostgreSQL
In PostgreSQL,
[ANY](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-comparisons.html#id-1.5.8.28.16)
allows you to check if a value exists in an array expression. Queries using ANY
with a single parameter will generate method signatures with slices as
arguments. Use the postgres data types, eg: int, varchar, etc.
```sql
CREATE TABLE authors (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
bio text NOT NULL,
birth_year int NOT NULL
);
-- name: ListAuthorsByIDs :many
SELECT * FROM authors
WHERE id = ANY($1::int[]);
```
The above SQL will generate the following code:
```go
package db
import (
"context"
"database/sql"
"github.com/lib/pq"
)
type Author struct {
ID int
Bio string
BirthYear int
}
type DBTX interface {
QueryContext(context.Context, string, ...any) (*sql.Rows, error)
QueryRowContext(context.Context, string, ...any) *sql.Row
}
func New(db DBTX) *Queries {
return &Queries{db: db}
}
type Queries struct {
db DBTX
}
const listAuthors = `-- name: ListAuthorsByIDs :many
SELECT id, bio, birth_year FROM authors
WHERE id = ANY($1::int[])
`
func (q *Queries) ListAuthorsByIDs(ctx context.Context, ids []int) ([]Author, error) {
rows, err := q.db.QueryContext(ctx, listAuthors, pq.Array(ids))
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
defer rows.Close()
var items []Author
for rows.Next() {
var i Author
if err := rows.Scan(&i.ID, &i.Bio, &i.BirthYear); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
items = append(items, i)
}
if err := rows.Close(); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return items, nil
}
```
### MySQL and SQLite
MySQL and SQLite differ from PostgreSQL in that placeholders must be generated based on
the number of elements in the slice you pass in. Though trivial it is still
something of a nuisance. The passed in slice must not be nil or empty or an
error will be returned (ie not a panic). The placeholder insertion location is
marked by the meta-function `sqlc.slice()` (which is similar to `sqlc.arg()`
that you see documented under [Naming parameters](named_parameters.md)).
To rephrase, the `sqlc.slice('param')` behaves identically to `sqlc.arg()` it
terms of how it maps the explicit argument to the function signature, eg:
* `sqlc.slice('ids')` maps to `ids []GoType` in the function signature
* `sqlc.slice(cust_ids)` maps to `custIds []GoType` in the function signature
(like `sqlc.arg()`, the parameter does not have to be quoted)
This feature is not compatible with `emit_prepared_queries` statement found in the
[Configuration file](../reference/config.md).
```sql
CREATE TABLE authors (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
bio text NOT NULL,
birth_year int NOT NULL
);
-- name: ListAuthorsByIDs :many
SELECT * FROM authors
WHERE id IN (sqlc.slice('ids'));
```
The above SQL will generate the following code:
```go
package db
import (
"context"
"database/sql"
"fmt"
"strings"
)
type Author struct {
ID int
Bio string
BirthYear int
}
type DBTX interface {
ExecContext(context.Context, string, ...any) (sql.Result, error)
PrepareContext(context.Context, string) (*sql.Stmt, error)
QueryContext(context.Context, string, ...any) (*sql.Rows, error)
QueryRowContext(context.Context, string, ...any) *sql.Row
}
func New(db DBTX) *Queries {
return &Queries{db: db}
}
type Queries struct {
db DBTX
}
func (q *Queries) WithTx(tx *sql.Tx) *Queries {
return &Queries{
db: tx,
}
}
const listAuthorsByIDs = `-- name: ListAuthorsByIDs :many
SELECT id, bio, birth_year FROM authors
WHERE id IN (/*SLICE:ids*/?)
`
func (q *Queries) ListAuthorsByIDs(ctx context.Context, ids []int64) ([]Author, error) {
sql := listAuthorsByIDs
var queryParams []any
if len(ids) == 0 {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("slice ids must have at least one element")
}
for _, v := range ids {
queryParams = append(queryParams, v)
}
sql = strings.Replace(sql, "/*SLICE:ids*/?", strings.Repeat(",?", len(ids))[1:], 1)
rows, err := q.db.QueryContext(ctx, sql, queryParams...)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
defer rows.Close()
var items []Author
for rows.Next() {
var i Author
if err := rows.Scan(&i.ID, &i.Bio, &i.BirthYear); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
items = append(items, i)
}
if err := rows.Close(); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return items, nil
}
```