SQL WHERE allow us to select the data conditionally according to condition being set when write the command.
The SQL syntax will be:
SELECT [COLUMN NAME] FROM [TABLE NAME] WHERE [CONDITION]
EXAMPLE :
Let's say, we only want to retrieve data from GameScores Table to get person that Scores is more than 2000.
Table GameScores
| PlayerName | Department | Scores |
| Jason | IT | 3000 |
| Irene | IT | 1500 |
| Jane | Marketing | 1000 |
| David | Marketing | 2500 |
| Paul | HR | 2000 |
| James | HR | 2000 |
SQL statement :
SELECT PlayerName FROM GameScores WHERE Scores > 2000
Result:
| PlayerName |
| Jason |
| David |