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2159. Order Two Columns Independently

Description

Table: Data

+-------------+------+
| Column Name | Type |
+-------------+------+
| first_col   | int  |
| second_col  | int  |
+-------------+------+
This table may contain duplicate rows.

 

Write a solution to independently:

  • order first_col in ascending order.
  • order second_col in descending order.

The result format is in the following example.

 

Example 1:

Input: 
Data table:
+-----------+------------+
| first_col | second_col |
+-----------+------------+
| 4         | 2          |
| 2         | 3          |
| 3         | 1          |
| 1         | 4          |
+-----------+------------+
Output: 
+-----------+------------+
| first_col | second_col |
+-----------+------------+
| 1         | 4          |
| 2         | 3          |
| 3         | 2          |
| 4         | 1          |
+-----------+------------+

Solutions

  • # Write your MySQL query statement below
WITH
    S AS (
        SELECT
            first_col,
            ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY first_col) AS rk
        FROM Data
    ),
    T AS (
        SELECT
            second_col,
            ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY second_col DESC) AS rk
        FROM Data
    )
SELECT first_col, second_col
FROM
    S
    JOIN T USING (rk);

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