-- 如下两种写法等效，一般，通过 exists 的写法更高效
mysql> explain select * from sakila.film where film_id in (select film_id from sakila.film_actor where actor_id = 1); ---- ------------- ------------ ------------ -------- ------------------------ --------- --------- --------------------------- ------ ---------- ------------- | id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra | ---- ------------- ------------ ------------ -------- ------------------------ --------- --------- --------------------------- ------ ---------- ------------- | 1 | SIMPLE | film_actor | NULL | ref | PRIMARY,idx_fk_film_id | PRIMARY | 2 | const | 19 | 100.00 | Using index | | 1 | SIMPLE | film | NULL | eq_ref | PRIMARY | PRIMARY | 2 | sakila.film_actor.film_id | 1 | 100.00 | NULL | ---- ------------- ------------ ------------ -------- ------------------------ --------- --------- --------------------------- ------ ---------- ------------- 2 rows in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec) mysql> explain select * from sakila.film where exists (select * from sakila.film_actor where actor_id = 1 and film.film_id = film_actor.film_id); ---- -------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- ------------------------ --------- --------- --------------------------- ------ ---------- ------------- | id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra | ---- -------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- ------------------------ --------- --------- --------------------------- ------ ---------- ------------- | 1 | PRIMARY | film | NULL | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1000 | 100.00 | Using where | | 2 | DEPENDENT SUBQUERY | film_actor | NULL | eq_ref | PRIMARY,idx_fk_film_id | PRIMARY | 4 | const,sakila.film.film_id | 1 | 100.00 | Using index | ---- -------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- ------------------------ --------- --------- --------------------------- ------ ---------- -------------
mysql> explain select distinct film.film_id from sakila.film inner join sakila.film_actor using(film_id); ---- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- --------- --------------------- ------ ---------- ------------------------------ | id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra | ---- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- --------- --------------------- ------ ---------- ------------------------------ | 1 | SIMPLE | film | NULL | index | PRIMARY,idx_title,idx_fk_language_id,idx_fk_original_language_id | idx_fk_language_id | 1 | NULL | 1000 | 100.00 | Using index; Using temporary | | 1 | SIMPLE | film_actor | NULL | ref | idx_fk_film_id | idx_fk_film_id | 2 | sakila.film.film_id | 5 | 100.00 | Using index; Distinct | ---- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- --------- --------------------- ------ ---------- ------------------------------ 2 rows in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec) mysql> explain select film_id from sakila.film where exists (select * from sakila.film_actor where film.film_id = film_actor.film_id); ---- -------------------- ------------ ------------ ------- ---------------- -------------------- --------- --------------------- ------ ---------- -------------------------- | id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra | ---- -------------------- ------------ ------------ ------- ---------------- -------------------- --------- --------------------- ------ ---------- -------------------------- | 1 | PRIMARY | film | NULL | index | NULL | idx_fk_language_id | 1 | NULL | 1000 | 100.00 | Using where; Using index | | 2 | DEPENDENT SUBQUERY | film_actor | NULL | ref | idx_fk_film_id | idx_fk_film_id | 2 | sakila.film.film_id | 5 | 100.00 | Using index | ---- -------------------- ------------ ------------ ------- ---------------- -------------------- --------- --------------------- ------ ---------- -------------------------- 2 rows in set, 2 warnings (0.00 sec)
一般推荐使用 exists 用法，因为一旦使用了 distinct 和 group by ，在执行过程中需要创建临时中间表。