The GoogleSQL language in Spanner
This page provides an overview of supported statements in GoogleSQL.
GoogleSQL is an ANSI-compliantStructured Query Language (SQL)that includes the following types of supported statements:
- Data Definition Language (DDL) statementslet you create and modify database objects such as tables, views, and database roles.
- Data Manipulation Language (DML) statementsenable you to update, insert, and delete data from yourSpanner tables.
- Query statements, alsoknown as Data Query Language (DQL) statements, are the primary method toanalyze data in Spanner. They scan one or more tables orexpressions and return the computed result rows.
- Data Access Control statementslet you grant and revoke access privileges at the table and column level.
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