SQL COUNT(*) Vs COUNT(column_name)

Samrat Banerjee

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In many case we need to use COUNT function, but always we prefer COUNT(column_name) in placeof COUNT(*) and reason behind that COUNT(column_name) will perform better or faster than COUNT(*).Is this correct?SQL Server can't read just the contents of a single column without reading the...

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11 May 2010Dennis Ålund

Well, another major point is that the two variants serve different purposes by definition. -- Count rows where 'column_name' is NOT NULLSELECT COUNT(column_name) FROM Table_Name-- Count ALL rows in Table_Name SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Table_Name-- ... which you just as well can...

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