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Count of node of Hierarchical Data in MySQL


i got a solution from link below. this works very fine, but I want to count of items at different levels instead of names. anybody can help how it is possible. http://mikehillyer.com/articles/managing-hierarchical-data-in-mysql/

CREATE TABLE category(
        category_id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
        name VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,
        parent INT DEFAULT NULL
   );

INSERT INTO category VALUES(1,'ELECTRONICS',NULL),(2,'TELEVISIONS',1),(3,'TUBE',2),
        (4,'LCD',2),(5,'PLASMA',2),(6,'PORTABLE ELECTRONICS',1),(7,'MP3 PLAYERS',6),(8,'FLASH',7),
        (9,'CD PLAYERS',6),(10,'2 WAY RADIOS',6);

SELECT * FROM category ORDER BY category_id;
+-------------+----------------------+--------+
| category_id | name                 | parent |
+-------------+----------------------+--------+
|           1 | ELECTRONICS          |   NULL |
|           2 | TELEVISIONS          |      1 |
|           3 | TUBE                 |      2 |
|           4 | LCD                  |      2 |
|           5 | PLASMA               |      2 |
|           6 | PORTABLE ELECTRONICS |      1 |
|           7 | MP3 PLAYERS          |      6 |
|           8 | FLASH                |      7 |
|           9 | CD PLAYERS           |      6 |
|          10 | 2 WAY RADIOS         |      6 |
+-------------+----------------------+--------+
10 rows in set (0.00 sec)

following query on above table give result:-

SELECT t1.name AS lev1, t2.name as lev2, t3.name as lev3, t4.name as lev4
FROM category AS t1
LEFT JOIN category AS t2 ON t2.parent = t1.category_id
LEFT JOIN category AS t3 ON t3.parent = t2.category_id
LEFT JOIN category AS t4 ON t4.parent = t3.category_id
WHERE t1.name = 'ELECTRONICS';

Result:-

+-------------+----------------------+--------------+-------+
| lev1        | lev2                 | lev3         | lev4  |
+-------------+----------------------+--------------+-------+
| ELECTRONICS | TELEVISIONS          | TUBE         | NULL  |
| ELECTRONICS | TELEVISIONS          | LCD          | NULL  |
| ELECTRONICS | TELEVISIONS          | PLASMA       | NULL  |
| ELECTRONICS | PORTABLE ELECTRONICS | MP3 PLAYERS  | FLASH |
| ELECTRONICS | PORTABLE ELECTRONICS | CD PLAYERS   | NULL  |
| ELECTRONICS | PORTABLE ELECTRONICS | 2 WAY RADIOS | NULL  |
+-------------+----------------------+--------------+-------+
6 rows in set (0.00 sec)

here i need to modify query to count of items at diffirent levels, instead of their names. for example result from above data

+-------------+----------------------+--------------+-------+
| lev1        | lev2                 | lev3         | lev4  |
+-------------+----------------------+--------------+-------+
| ELECTRONICS | 2                    | 6            | 1     |

Solution

  • You simply need to GROUP BY and COUNT DISTINCT names

    SELECT t1.name AS lev1, COUNT(DISTINCT t2.name) as lev2, COUNT(DISTINCT t3.name) as lev3, COUNT(DISTINCT t4.name) as lev4
    FROM category AS t1
    LEFT JOIN category AS t2 ON t2.parent = t1.category_id
    LEFT JOIN category AS t3 ON t3.parent = t2.category_id
    LEFT JOIN category AS t4 ON t4.parent = t3.category_id
    WHERE t1.name = 'ELECTRONICS'
    GROUP BY t1.name
    
    lev1        | lev2 | lev3 | lev4
    :---------- | ---: | ---: | ---:
    ELECTRONICS |    2 |    6 |    1
    

    db<>fiddle here