0001 ---
0002 layout: global
0003 title: Inline Table
0004 displayTitle: Inline Table
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0021
0022 ### Description
0023
0024 An inline table is a temporary table created using a VALUES clause.
0025
0026 ### Syntax
0027
0028 ```sql
0029 VALUES ( expression [ , ... ] ) [ table_alias ]
0030 ```
0031
0032 ### Parameters
0033
0034 * **expression**
0035
0036 Specifies a combination of one or more values, operators and SQL functions that results in a value.
0037
0038 * **table_alias**
0039
0040 Specifies a temporary name with an optional column name list.
0041
0042 **Syntax:** `[ AS ] table_name [ ( column_name [ , ... ] ) ]`
0043
0044 ### Examples
0045
0046 ```sql
0047 -- single row, without a table alias
0048 SELECT * FROM VALUES ("one", 1);
0049 +----+----+
0050 |col1|col2|
0051 +----+----+
0052 | one| 1|
0053 +----+----+
0054
0055 -- three rows with a table alias
0056 SELECT * FROM VALUES ("one", 1), ("two", 2), ("three", null) AS data(a, b);
0057 +-----+----+
0058 | a| b|
0059 +-----+----+
0060 | one| 1|
0061 | two| 2|
0062 |three|null|
0063 +-----+----+
0064
0065 -- complex types with a table alias
0066 SELECT * FROM VALUES ("one", array(0, 1)), ("two", array(2, 3)) AS data(a, b);
0067 +---+------+
0068 | a| b|
0069 +---+------+
0070 |one|[0, 1]|
0071 |two|[2, 3]|
0072 +---+------+
0073 ```
0074
0075 ### Related Statements
0076
0077 * [SELECT](sql-ref-syntax-qry-select.html)
