IN (SQL Server Compact)
Determines whether a given value matches any value in a subquery or a list.
Syntax
test_expression [ NOT ] IN
( subquery
| expression [ ,...n ]
)
Arguments
test_expression
Any valid expression in Microsoft SQL Server Compact.subquery
A subquery that has a result set of one column. This column must have the same data type as test_expression.expression [ ,... n]
A list of expressions to test for a match. All expressions must be of the same type as test_expression.
Result Types
bit
Return Value
If the value of test_expressionis equal to any value returned by subquery, or is equal to any expression from the comma-separated list, then the return value is TRUE. Otherwise, the return value is FALSE.
Using NOT IN negates the returned value.
Example
The following example selects all customers in a table who are from Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela.
SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE Country IN ('Brazil', 'Argentina', 'Venezuela')