MySQL 8: short syntax for select all

Since MySQL 8 you can use pretty short query to select all data from table.
Just use TABLE a; instead SELECT * FROM a; and get same result

mysql> table a;
+===+===+
| m | n |
+===+===+
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 |
+---+---+

mysql> table b;
+===+===+
| m | n |
+===+===+
| 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 |
+---+---+

mysql> table c;
+===+===+
| m | n |
+===+===+
| 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 |
+---+---+

The TABLE statement can be used with ORDER BY and LIMIT statements

mysql> table a order by n;
+===+===+
| m | n |
+===+===+
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 |
+---+---+

mysql> table b limit 2;
+===+===+
| m | n |
+===+===+
| 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 |
+---+---+

This syntax also can be used with UNION statement

mysql> table a union all table b union all table c;
+===+===+
| m | n |
+===+===+
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 |
+---+---+

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Comments

[grant horwood]

i would actually use this!