SQLite JSON_EXTRACT()

In SQLite, the json_extract() function extracts and returns one or more values from well-formed JSON.

We pass the JSON as an argument when we call the function, and it returns the applicable value/s.

We can specify one or more paths to extract from the JSON document.

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Fix “ERROR 1222 (21000): The used SELECT statements have a different number of columns” when using UNION in MariaDB

When using the UNION operator in MariaDB, you may encounter the following error: “ERROR 1222 (21000): The used SELECT statements have a different number of columns”.

This error occurs when the number of columns returned by each SELECT statement is different.

The way to fix this is to ensure that both SELECT statements return the same number of columns.

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SQLite JSON_ARRAY_LENGTH()

In SQLite, the json_array_length() function returns the number of elements in a given JSON array.

The array is provided as an argument. If the array is embedded within a larger JSON document, we can use an optional second argument to specify the path to the array.

If the value is not an array, the function returns 0.

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SQLite JSON_ARRAY()

In SQLite, the json_array() function returns a well-formed JSON array based on its arguments.

The function accepts zero or more arguments, and each argument becomes an element in the resulting array.

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SQLite JSON_OBJECT()

The SQLite json_object() function returns a well-formed JSON object based on its arguments.

The function accepts zero or more pairs of arguments and returns a well-formed JSON object based on those arguments.

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