SELECT ename
FROM scott.emp
START WITH ename = 'KING'
CONNECT BY PRIOR empno = mgr;
--得到结果为：
KING
JONES
SCOTT
ADAMS
FORD
SMITH
BLAKE
ALLEN
WARD
MARTIN
TURNER
JAMES
而：
SELECT SYS_CONNECT_BY_PATH(ename, '>') "Path"
FROM scott.emp
START WITH ename = 'KING'
CONNECT BY PRIOR empno = mgr;
--得到结果为：
>KING
>KING>JONES
>KING>JONES>SCOTT
>KING>JONES>SCOTT>ADAMS
>KING>JONES>FORD
>KING>JONES>FORD>SMITH
>KING>BLAKE
>KING>BLAKE>ALLEN
>KING>BLAKE>WARD
>KING>BLAKE>MARTIN
>KING>BLAKE>TURNER
>KING>BLAKE>JAMES
>KING>CLARK
>KING>CLARK>MILLER
SELECT ename
FROM scott.emp
START WITH ename = 'KING'
CONNECT BY PRIOR empno = mgr;
--得到结果为：
KING
JONES
SCOTT
ADAMS
FORD
SMITH
BLAKE
ALLEN
WARD
MARTIN
TURNER
JAMES
而：
SELECT SYS_CONNECT_BY_PATH(ename, '>') "Path"
FROM scott.emp
START WITH ename = 'KING'
CONNECT BY PRIOR empno = mgr;
--得到结果为：
>KING
>KING>JONES
>KING>JONES>SCOTT
>KING>JONES>SCOTT>ADAMS
>KING>JONES>FORD
>KING>JONES>FORD>SMITH
>KING>BLAKE
>KING>BLAKE>ALLEN
>KING>BLAKE>WARD
>KING>BLAKE>MARTIN
>KING>BLAKE>TURNER
>KING>BLAKE>JAMES
>KING>CLARK
>KING>CLARK>MILLER
其实SYS_CONNECT_BY_PATH这个函数是oracle9i才新提出来的！
它一定要和connect by子句合用！
第一个参数是形成树形式的字段，第二个参数是父级和其子级分隔显示用的分隔符！
START WITH 代表你要开始遍历的的节点！
CONNECT BY PRIOR 是标示父子关系的对应！
如下例子：
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select max(
substr(
sys_connect_by_path(column_name,',')
,2)
)
from (select column_name,rownum rn from user_tab_columns where table_name ='AA_TEST')
start with rn=1 connect by rn=rownum ;
select max(
substr(
sys_connect_by_path(column_name,',')
,2)
)
from (select column_name,rownum rn from user_tab_columns where table_name ='AA_TEST')
start with rn=1 connect by rn=rownum ;
是将列用,进行分割成为一行，然后将首个，去掉，只取取最大的那个数据。
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下面是别人的例子：
1、带层次关系
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SQL> create table dept(deptno number,deptname varchar2(20),mgrno number);
Table created.
SQL> insert into dept values(1,'总公司',null);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into dept values(2,'浙江分公司',1);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into dept values(3,'杭州分公司',2);
1 row created.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL> select max(substr(sys_connect_by_path(deptname,','),2)) from dept connect by prior deptno=mgrno;
MAX(SUBSTR(SYS_CONNECT_BY_PATH(DEPTNAME,','),2))
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总公司,浙江分公司,杭州分公司
SQL> create table dept(deptno number,deptname varchar2(20),mgrno number);
Table created.
SQL> insert into dept values(1,'总公司',null);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into dept values(2,'浙江分公司',1);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into dept values(3,'杭州分公司',2);
1 row created.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL> select max(substr(sys_connect_by_path(deptname,','),2)) from dept connect by prior deptno=mgrno;
MAX(SUBSTR(SYS_CONNECT_BY_PATH(DEPTNAME,','),2))
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总公司,浙江分公司,杭州分公司
2、行列转换
如把一个表的所有列连成一行，用逗号分隔:
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SQL> select max(substr(sys_connect_by_path(column_name,','),2))
from (select column_name,rownum rn from user_tab_columns where table_name ='DEPT')
start with rn=1 connect by rn=rownum ;
MAX(SUBSTR(SYS_CONNECT_BY_PATH(COLUMN_NAME,','),2))
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DEPTNO,DEPTNAME,MGRNO