Use USING Keyword in Oracle SQL Joins to Simplify Queries

SQL/92 standard allows you to use USING keyword in Oracle SQL joins to simplify queries. But with the following conditions:

The query should have equijoin.
The fields in the equijoin must have the same name.

We use mostly equijoins for queries and if you always use the same name as the primary key for your foreign keys, then you will satisfy the requirements. Below is an example query which uses USING clause instead of ON.

Using Clause in Inner Joins

Select e.name, b.bonus_amt
 from emp e inner join bonus b
 using (empno);

If you also want to select empno column in Select statement then specify the column without alias, as shown in below example:

Select e.name, b.bonus_amt, empno
 from emp e inner join bonus b
 using (empno);

Using Clause in Left Outer Joins

Select e.name, b.bonus_amt
 from emp e left outer join bonus b
 using (empno);

Using Clause in Right Outer Joins

Select e.name, b.bonus_amt
 from emp e Right outer join bonus b
 using (empno);

Using Clause in Full Outer Joins

Select e.name, b.bonus_amt
 from emp e full outer join bonus b
 using (empno);