Exploring FULL OUTER and CROSS Joins
Published September 07, 2026
By Sai Sree Ram Gundepudi
FULL OUTER JOIN (Using UNION)
(SELECT * FROM a LEFT JOIN b ON a.id = b.id)
UNION
(SELECT * FROM a RIGHT JOIN b ON a.id = b.id);CROSS JOIN
SELECT * FROM sizes CROSS JOIN colors;This returns all combinations (Cartesian product).