SQLite Delete statement

grammar

The basic syntax DELETE query with a WHERE clause as follows:

DELETE FROM table_name
WHERE [condition];

You can use the AND or OR operator to combine the N number of conditions.

Examples

Suppose COMPANY table has the following records:

ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
1 Paul 32 California 20000.0
2 Allen 25 Texas 15000.0
3 Teddy 23 Norway 20000.0
4 Mark 25 Rich-Mond 65000.0
5 David 27 Texas 85000.0
6 Kim 22 South-Hall 45000.0
7 James 24 Houston 10000.0

Here is an example, it will delete the ID for the customer 7:

sqlite> DELETE FROM COMPANY WHERE ID = 7;

Now, COMPANY table has the following records:

ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
1 Paul 32 California 20000.0
2 Allen 25 Texas 15000.0
3 Teddy 23 Norway 20000.0
4 Mark 25 Rich-Mond 65000.0
5 David 27 Texas 85000.0
6 Kim 22 South-Hall 45000.0

If you want to delete all records from the COMPANY table, you do not need to use a WHERE clause, DELETE queries as follows:

sqlite> DELETE FROM COMPANY;

Now, COMPANY table without any record, because all records have been deleted by the DELETE statement.