MySQL IN Comparison Function Explained

Basically, IN() comparison function checks whether a value is within a set of values or not. If the value is within a set of values then it returns 1 otherwise 0. Its syntax can be as follows;

Expression IN (val1, val2,…,valN)

Here,

• The expression is the value that is to be searched within the set of N values within IN list.
• Val1, val2,…, valN is the set of N values, forms the IN list, from which the search happens.

Example

mysql> Select 100 IN (50,100,200,400,2000);
+------------------------------+
| 100 IN (50,100,200,400,2000) |
+------------------------------+
|                            1 |
+------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> Select 1000 IN (50,100,200,400,2000);
+-------------------------------+
| 1000 IN (50,100,200,400,2000) |
+-------------------------------+
|                             0 |
+-------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> Select 'ABC' IN ('ABCD','ABCDE','ABC');
+---------------------------------+
| 'ABC' IN ('ABCD','ABCDE','ABC') |
+---------------------------------+
|                               1 |
+---------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)

mysql> Select 'ABC' IN ('ABCD','ABCDE','ABCDEF');
+------------------------------------+
| 'ABC' IN ('ABCD','ABCDE','ABCDEF') |
+------------------------------------+
|                                  0 |
+------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)