5. Query and Scan Operations in DynamoDB | DynamoDB Applied Design Patterns

Querying tables

One of the most efficient ways of retrieving data from a DynamoDB table is by using the query operation on the table. One of the mandatory parameters or conditions to be provided while performing a query operation is performing a comparison operation on the primary key attribute value. The query operation supports the following comparison operations, namely:

EQ: This stands for equal to
LE: This stands for less than or equal to
LT: This stands for less than
GE: This stands for greater than or equal to
GT: This stands for greater than
BETWEEN: This retrieves items whose primary key value is between the specified values
BEGINS_WITH: This retrieves items whose primary key begins with the specified value

These seven comparison operations can be performed directly on primary key values, which will retrieve only the necessary items (without even bothering the partitions/items that don't have this value). There are six more comparison operations that can be performed on the items...

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DynamoDB Applied Design Patterns

By : Uchit Hamendra Vyas

DynamoDB Applied Design Patterns

By: Uchit Hamendra Vyas

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Querying tables

DynamoDB Applied Design Patterns

By : Uchit Hamendra Vyas

DynamoDB Applied Design Patterns

By: Uchit Hamendra Vyas

Overview of this book

Querying tables

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