Which one is Best either using inner Join or function?

Question

Hi to all ..

I've written two different queries as follows

First One

SELECT VT.VEHICLE_TYPE_NAME 
FROM VEHICLE_MASTER VM
 INNER JOIN VEHICLE_TYPE VT ON VT.VEHICLE_TYPE_SNO = VM.VEHICLE_TYPE_SNO

Second One

  SELECT (SELECT DBO.GET_VEHICLE_TYPE_NAME(VM.VEHICLE_TYPE_SNO)) 
  FROM VEHICEL_MASTER VM

My function is follows

ALTER FUNCTION [DBO].[GET_VEHICLE_TYPE_NAME]
(
 @VEHICLE_TYPE_SNO  AT_INT = NULL
)
RETURNS VARCHAR(100)
AS
BEGIN

RETURN (SELECT VT.VEHICLE_TYPE_NAME

FROM VEHICLE_TYPE VT WHERE VT.VEHICLE_TYPE_SNO = @VEHICLE_TYPE_SNO) END

GO

HERE I'VE TO KNOW PERFORMANCE WISE EITHER INNER JOIN IS BEST OR PREDEFINED FUNCTION IS BEST

PLEASE HELP ME

THANKS TO ALL..........

Answer 1

0

Inner Join.

The function will be called for every row in VEHICLE_MASTER, whereas the join will be one operation that returns a set of data.

Be aware that the execution plan may show that the function query is 'better', but this will be based on an assumption that the function is called once, returning one row.

answered Nov 06 '11 at 02:03 AM

Kev Riley ♦♦
46.1k ● 38 ● 43 ● 69

(comments are locked)

Answer 2

0

To add to @kev riley's answer, you could rewrite your function to be a table value function, calling this using CROSS APPLY. This would perform just as fast as the inner join. You would change the code to return a table, keeping the select the same as you have now, so it is an easy modification to make.

answered Nov 06 '11 at 03:50 AM

WilliamD
25.3k ● 16 ● 18 ● 41

(comments are locked)

Answer 3

0

If we compare between scalar value function and table function for requirement then table value function is good for performance point of view but for your requirement I go with join because any how through table value function also we are making join with main table then why not we directly join with main table. So for your requirement Inner join will be faster.

answered Nov 06 '11 at 09:25 PM

Amardeep
1.3k ● 71 ● 82 ● 86

(comments are locked)

Which one is Best either using inner Join or function?

Follow this question

Related Questions