MYSQL Select multiple columns depending on a specific column

Question

I would like to do a SELECT request witch manage to get 2 columns of VALUE (DESKTOP & MOBILE) depending on the PLATFORM value.

Here is an example table:

+----+---------+------+----------+-------+
| ID | PROJECT | NAME | PLATFORM | VALUE |
+----+---------+------+----------+-------+
|  1 |       1 | Foo  | desktop  |     1 |
|  2 |       1 | Foo  | mobile   |    42 |
|  3 |       1 | Bar  | desktop  |     3 |
|  4 |       1 | Bar  | mobile   |    10 |
|  5 |       2 | Foo  | desktop  |     2 |
|  6 |       2 | Bar  | mobile   |     9 |
+----+---------+------+----------+-------+

Desired output:

+---------+------+---------+--------+
| PROJECT | NAME | DESKTOP | MOBILE |
+---------+------+---------+--------+
|       1 | Foo  | 1       | 42     |
|       1 | Bar  | 3       | 10     |
|       2 | Foo  | 2       | NULL   |
|       2 | Bar  | NULL    | 9      |
+---------+------+---------+--------+

What I tried:

SELECT project, name,
(CASE platform WHEN 'desktop' THEN value END) AS "desktop",
(CASE platform WHEN 'mobile' THEN value END) AS "mobile"
FROM test
GROUP BY name, project
ORDER BY project, value ASC

+---------+------+---------+--------+
| project | name | desktop | mobile |
+---------+------+---------+--------+
|       1 | Foo  | 1       | NULL   |
|       1 | Bar  | 3       | NULL   |
|       2 | Foo  | 2       | NULL   |
|       2 | Bar  | NULL    | 9      |
+---------+------+---------+--------+

Do you have any tips ? D: @Sebas – Jack Apr 05 '17 at 12:05 — Jack, Apr 05 '17 at 12:05

roetnig · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-11T07:15:52.647

Try this:

SELECT project, NAME, MAX(desktop) AS desktop, MAX(mobile) AS mobile FROM (
    SELECT project, NAME,
    (CASE platform WHEN 'desktop' THEN VALUE END) AS "desktop",
    (CASE platform WHEN 'mobile' THEN VALUE END) AS "mobile"
    FROM test
    ) AS aa
GROUP BY aa.NAME, aa.project
ORDER BY aa.project

Explanation:

First you make a selection (aa) of all data, expanding value according the content of platform.

Then you use that selection as the origin of the grouped data.

Result:

project name   desktop mobile
1       Foo       1       42
1       Bar       3       10
2       Foo       2       NULL
2       Bar       NULL    9

MYSQL Select multiple columns depending on a specific column

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