例如,原本的查询需分别计算不同部门的员工数量和薪资总和:SELECT COUNT(),SUM(SAL) FROM EMP WHERE DEPT_NO = 0020 AND ENAME LIKE ‘SMITH%’; SELECT COUNT(),SUM(SAL) FROM EMP WHERE DEPT_NO = 0030 AND ENAME LIKE ‘SMITH%’;通过使用DECODE函数,您可以更高效地获取相同的结果:SELECT COUNT(DECODE(DEPT_NO,0020,’X’,NULL)) D0020_COUNT, COUNT(DECODE(DEPT_NO,0030,’X’,NULL)) D0030_COUNT, SUM(DECODE(DEPT_NO,0020,SAL,NULL)) D0020_SAL, SUM(DECODE(DEPT_NO,0030,SAL,NULL)) D0030_SAL FROM EMP WHERE ENAME LIKE ‘SMITH%’;