Semi-Joins and Anti-Joins/Use EXISTS for semi-join behavior

Return customers who have at least one order without duplicating customer rows.

Section: Semi-joins

Use EXISTS for semi-join behavior

sql
sql
SELECT c.customer_id, c.name
FROM customers c
WHERE EXISTS (
  SELECT 1
  FROM orders o
  WHERE o.customer_id = c.customer_id
);
Explanation

`EXISTS` is often clearer and more efficient than joining and deduplicating.

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