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INSERT

In MySQL, INSERT allows the following keywords: HIGH_PRIORITY, LOW_PRIORITY, PARTITION, DELAYED, IGNORE, VALUES, and ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE.

HIGH_PRIORITY

MySQL uses HIGH_PRIORITY will override the effect of the LOW_PRIORITY option.

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# HIGH_PRIORITY
INSERT HIGH_PRIORITY INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(100, 12.3, 'cheap', '2018-11-11');
INSERT HIGH_PRIORITY INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(DEFAULT, 128.23, 'nice', '2018-10-11');
INSERT HIGH_PRIORITY INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT, 'nice', '2018-12-14');
INSERT HIGH_PRIORITY INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT, 'nice', DEFAULT);
INSERT HIGH_PRIORITY INTO  exmp_tb2 (tb2_id, tb2_price) VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
INSERT HIGH_PRIORITY INTO  exmp_tb2 (tb2_id, tb2_price, tb2_note) VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
INSERT HIGH_PRIORITY INTO  exmp_tb2 (tb2_id, tb2_price , tb2_note) VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
INSERT HIGH_PRIORITY INTO  exmp_tb2 (tb2_id, tb2_price, tb2_note, tb2_date) VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT, DEFAULT, DEFAULT);

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-- HIGH_PRIORITY
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (100,12.3,'cheap','2018-11-11');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (DEFAULT,128.23,'nice','2018-10-11');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,'nice','2018-12-14');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,'nice',DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price") VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price","tb2_note") VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price","tb2_note") VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price","tb2_note","tb2_date") VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT);

LOW_PRIORITY

When the LOW_PRIORITY modifier is used, execution of INSERT is delayed.

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# LOW_PRIORITY
INSERT LOW_PRIORITY INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES( DEFAULT, '128.23', 'nice', '2018-10-11');
INSERT LOW_PRIORITY INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT, 'nice', '2018-12-14' );
INSERT LOW_PRIORITY INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT, 'nice', DEFAULT);
INSERT LOW_PRIORITY INTO  exmp_tb2 (tb2_id, tb2_price) VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
INSERT LOW_PRIORITY INTO  exmp_tb2 (tb2_id, tb2_price, tb2_note) VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT, DEFAULT);

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-- LOW_PRIORITY
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (DEFAULT,'128.23','nice','2018-10-11');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,'nice','2018-12-14');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,'nice',DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price") VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price","tb2_note") VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT);

PARTITION

When inserting into a partitioned table, you can control which partitions and subpartitions accept new rows.

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INSERT INTO employees PARTITION(p3) VALUES (19, 'Frank1', 'Williams', 1, 2);
INSERT INTO employees PARTITION(p0) VALUES (4, 'Frank1', 'Williams', 1, 2);
INSERT INTO employees PARTITION(p1) VALUES (9, 'Frank1', 'Williams', 1, 2);
INSERT INTO employees PARTITION(p2) VALUES (10, 'Frank1', 'Williams', 1, 2);
INSERT INTO employees PARTITION(p2) VALUES (11, 'Frank1', 'Williams', 1, 2);

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INSERT INTO "public"."employees"  VALUES (19,'Frank1','Williams',1,2);
INSERT INTO "public"."employees"  VALUES (4,'Frank1','Williams',1,2);
INSERT INTO "public"."employees"  VALUES (9,'Frank1','Williams',1,2);
INSERT INTO "public"."employees"  VALUES (10,'Frank1','Williams',1,2);
INSERT INTO "public"."employees"  VALUES (11,'Frank1','Williams',1,2);

DELAYED

In MySQL 5.7, the DELAYED keyword is recognized but ignored by the server.

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# DELAYED
INSERT DELAYED INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(99, 15.68, 'good', '2018-11-12');
INSERT DELAYED INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(80, 12.3, 'cheap', '2018-11-11');
INSERT DELAYED INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(DEFAULT, 128.23, 'nice', '2018-10-11');
INSERT DELAYED INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT, 'nice', '2018-12-14');
INSERT DELAYED INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT, 'nice', DEFAULT);
INSERT DELAYED INTO  exmp_tb2 (tb2_id, tb2_price) VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
INSERT DELAYED INTO  exmp_tb2 (tb2_id, tb2_price, tb2_note) VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
INSERT DELAYED INTO  exmp_tb2 (tb2_id, tb2_price, tb2_note, tb2_date) VALUES(DEFAULT, DEFAULT, DEFAULT, DEFAULT);

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-- DELAYED
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (99,15.68,'good','2018-11-12');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (80,12.3,'cheap','2018-11-11');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (DEFAULT,128.23,'nice','2018-10-11');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,'nice','2018-12-14');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,'nice',DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price") VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price","tb2_note") VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price","tb2_note","tb2_date") VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT);

IGNORE

When the IGNORE modifier is used, errors that occur during INSERT execution are ignored.

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# New data will be ignored if there is duplicate in the table.
INSERT IGNORE INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(189, '189.23','nice','2017-11-12');
INSERT IGNORE INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(130,'189.23','nice','2017-11-12');
INSERT IGNORE INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(120,15.68,'good','2018-11-12');
INSERT IGNORE INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(DEFAULT,128.23,'nice','2018-10-11');
INSERT IGNORE INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(DEFAULT,DEFAULT,'nice','2018-12-14');
INSERT IGNORE INTO  exmp_tb2 VALUES(DEFAULT,DEFAULT,'nice',DEFAULT);
INSERT IGNORE INTO  exmp_tb2 (tb2_id,tb2_price) VALUES(DEFAULT,DEFAULT);
INSERT IGNORE INTO  exmp_tb2 (tb2_id,tb2_price,tb2_note) VALUES(DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT);
INSERT IGNORE INTO  exmp_tb2 (tb2_id,tb2_price,tb2_note,tb2_date) VALUES(DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT);

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-- New data will be ignored if there is duplicate in the table.
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (101,'189.23','nice','2017-11-12');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (130,'189.23','nice','2017-11-12');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (120,15.68,'good','2018-11-12');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (DEFAULT,128.23,'nice','2018-10-11');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,'nice','2018-12-14');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2"  VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,'nice',DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price") VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price","tb2_note") VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price","tb2_note","tb2_date") VALUES (DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT);

VALUES

INSERT statements that use the VALUES syntax can insert multiple lines, separated by commas.

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INSERT INTO  exmp_tb1 (tb1_name,tb1_gender,tb1_address,tb1_number) VALUES('David','male','NewYork','01015827875'),('Rachel','female','NewYork','01015827749'),('Monica','female','NewYork','010158996743');

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INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb1" ("tb1_name","tb1_gender","tb1_address","tb1_number") VALUES ('David','male','NewYork','01015827875');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb1" ("tb1_name","tb1_gender","tb1_address","tb1_number") VALUES ('Rachel','female','NewYork','01015827749');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb1" ("tb1_name","tb1_gender","tb1_address","tb1_number") VALUES ('Monica','female','NewYork','010158996743');

ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE

INSERT uses the ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE clause to update existing rows.

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# ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE (If new data will cause a duplicate value in the primary/unique key, UPDATE will work. Otherwise, INSERT will work.)
INSERT INTO  exmp_tb2(tb2_id,tb2_price) VALUES(3,12.3) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE tb2_price=12.3;
INSERT INTO  exmp_tb2(tb2_id,tb2_price) VALUES(4,12.3) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE tb2_price=12.3;
INSERT INTO  exmp_tb2(tb2_id,tb2_price,tb2_note) VALUES(10,DEFAULT,DEFAULT) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE tb2_price=66.6;
INSERT INTO  exmp_tb2(tb2_id,tb2_price,tb2_note,tb2_date) VALUES(11,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE tb2_price=66.6;

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-- ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE (If new data will cause a duplicate value in the primary/unique key, UPDATE will work. Otherwise, INSERT will work.)
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price") VALUES (3,12.3);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price") VALUES (4,12.3);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price","tb2_note") VALUES (10,DEFAULT,DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price","tb2_note","tb2_date") VALUES (11,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT);

SET

MySQL INSERT...SET statement inserts rows based on explicitly specified values.

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# INSERT INTO  SET (Data records can be inserted specially. One record can be inserted at a time and batch insertion is not supported.)
INSERT INTO  exmp_tb2 SET tb2_price=56.1,tb2_note='unbelievable',tb2_date='2018-11-13';
INSERT INTO  exmp_tb2 SET tb2_price=99.9,tb2_note='perfect',tb2_date='2018-10-13';
INSERT INTO  exmp_tb2 SET tb2_id=9,tb2_price=99.9,tb2_note='perfect',tb2_date='2018-10-13';

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-- INSERT INTO  SET (Data records can be inserted specially. One record can be inserted at a time, and batch insertion is not supported.)
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_price","tb2_note","tb2_date") VALUES (56.1,'unbelievable','2018-11-13');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_price","tb2_note","tb2_date") VALUES (99.9,'perfect','2018-10-13');
INSERT INTO "public"."exmp_tb2" ("tb2_id","tb2_price","tb2_note","tb2_date") VALUES (9,99.9,'perfect','2018-10-13');