SQL : The PADS problem

Hello All,

We are back with another SQL problem. This problem involves use of CONCAT() function.

You can visit following learning resources related to this particular question :

1. concat function - CONCAT (Transact-SQL) - SQL Server | Microsoft Docs 

The problem below is sourced from HackerRank. You can visit the link: The PADS | HackerRank

Give a try to solve below problem. Solution is provided as usual. Feel free to comment if any queries and also suggest alternate approach to solve this problem. Have a Happy Learning ! 

Generate the following two result sets:

  1. Query an alphabetically ordered list of all names in OCCUPATIONS, immediately followed by the first letter of each profession as a parenthetical (i.e.: enclosed in parentheses). For example: AnActorName(A), ADoctorName(D), AProfessorName(P), and ASingerName(S).

  2. Query the number of ocurrences of each occupation in OCCUPATIONS. Sort the occurrences in ascending order, and output them in the following format:

    There are a total of [occupation_count] [occupation]s.

    where [occupation_count] is the number of occurrences of an occupation in OCCUPATIONS and [occupation] is the lowercase occupation name. If more than one Occupation has the same [occupation_count], they should be ordered alphabetically.

Note: There will be at least two entries in the table for each type of occupation.

Input Format

The OCCUPATIONS table is described as follows:  Occupation will only contain one of the following values: Doctor, Professor, Singer or Actor.

Sample Input

An OCCUPATIONS table that contains the following records:

Sample Output

Ashely(P)
Christeen(P)
Jane(A)
Jenny(D)
Julia(A)
Ketty(P)
Maria(A)
Meera(S)
Priya(S)
Samantha(D)
There are a total of 2 doctors.
There are a total of 2 singers.
There are a total of 3 actors.
There are a total of 3 professors.

Solution:

(SELECT CONCAT(name, "(",SUBSTRING(occupation, 1,1),")") as name

FROM occupations

ORDER BY name);

(SELECT concat("There are a total of ", count(occupation)," ", lower(occupation),"s.")

FROM occupations

GROUP BY occupation

ORDER BY count(occupation) ASC,occupation ASC)

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