Query results

Usually, when you run a query, you receive results in a table format. IntelliJ IDEA displays the results in a data editor. For each statement, the data editor with results appears in a separate tab in the Services tool window. For example, if you run three SELECT statements in the query console, you will see three tabs in the tool window.

The results of the SELECT statements in the tabs of Services tool window

The data editor and viewer, or data editor, provides a user interface for working with data. In the data editor, you can sort, filter, add, edit, and remove the data as well as perform other associated tasks. For full information about data editor, refer to the Data editor and viewer topic.

For more information about query consoles and Services tool window, refer to Query consoles and Services tool window.

Result tabs

Open a new tab for each new query

By default, IntelliJ IDEA updates the same tab with results each time you run a new query after the previous one. You can change this behavior and create a tab each time you run a new query.

In the IDE settings Ctrl+Alt+S, go to Tools | Database | Query Execution.
Select the Open results in new tab checkbox and click OK.

Use custom titles for tabs with results

You can define a tab title in the comment section before the query. In the Treat text as title after field, you can reserve a combination of symbols or characters after which any text will be treated as a tab title. By default, no combination is used, so any text after -- or /* is treated as a tab title.

Open settings by pressing Ctrl+Alt+S, navigate to Tools | Database | Query Execution | Output and Results.
In the Treat text as title after field, define a combination for tab titles.
To disable this feature, open settings Ctrl+Alt+S, navigate to Tools | Database | Query Execution | Output and Results, and clear the Create title for results from comment before query checkbox.
For more examples of custom titles for tabs, refer to Name the result tabs at youtube.com.

Pin the tab with query results

If one and the same tab is used to show your query results, and you get the result that you want to keep, you can pin the tab to the tool window.

Right-click the tab and select Pin Tab.

In-Editor Results

You can also view the query results within the editor. To do that, use the In-Editor Results feature.

To toggle the In-Editor Results feature for the current file, click the In-Editor Results button () on the toolbar.
To toggle the In-Editor Results feature for all files across the IDE, open settings by pressing Ctrl+Alt+S and navigate to Database | Query Execution | Output and Results | Results. Clear the Show results in editor checkbox.

Result sets

View two result sets in the editor

Click the In-Editor Results button () on the toolbar to view the result sets one above the other.

Edit values in the result set

In the result set, click a cell value that you want to edit.
Specify a new value and press Enter.
To submit changes to a database, click the Submit button () on the toolbar, or press Ctrl+Enter.
For more information about submitting changes to a database, refer to the Submit changes to a database topic.

Compare two result sets

Run queries to tables that you want to compare.
In the Services tool window, click the Compare Data button (), and select the result set that you want to add to diff.
If needed, change a value of the Tolerance parameter in the comparison dialog. The Tolerance parameter defines a maximum number of differences that are allowed between two result sets. For example, if you want to consider two rows as equal if their data differs in a single column, enter 1 in the Tolerance field.
See another example of comparing two result sets in Compare data at youtube.com.

Output tab

View query log

On the Output tab in the Services tool window, you can see a log of user and internal queries.

In the Database tool window ( View | Tool Windows | Database) , , open a query console by right-clicking a data source and navigating to New | Query Console.
Alternatively, select a data source and press F4.
Run a query.
In the Services tool window that opens, click the Output tab.

Services tool window reference

For full information about Services tool window, refer to the Services tool window topic.

Output tab

Use the Output tab of Services tool window to view information about SQL statements and other operations that you performed in a query console. Also, the Output tab displays information about errors, timestamps, affected rows, query duration, the autocommit mode, and other operations.

Item	Tooltip	Description
	Soft-Wrap	Wrap long lines of text.
	Scroll to End	Scroll the output log to the end.
	Print	Print a query console file, a selected text, or all the files in a directory.
	Clear All	Clear the Output tab.

Item	Description
Copy	Copy the selected text.
Copy Path/Reference	Copy a reference link to a file or a line.
Compare with Clipboard	Open the Clipboard vs Editor dialog where you can see the diff between the selected text and the text that you copied to a clipboard.
Search with Google	Open a browser and run a search on Google for the selected text.
Fold Lines Like This	Fold the lines that include the selected text.
Pause Output	Pause the output logging.
Clear All	Clear the output log.

Result tab

Use the Result tab of Services tool window to see the data that was retrieved from the database in a table format. You can sort, add, edit, and remove data as well as perform other associated table tasks. For more information about working with tables, rows, columns, and cells, refer to Tables.

Main functions

Most of the functions in the Result tab are accessed by using controls on the toolbar, context menu commands for the data cells, and associated keyboard shortcuts. You can see what other actions with tables you can perform in Tables.

Toolbar controls

Icon	Action and shortcut	Description
	First Page Previous Page `Ctrl+Alt+Up` Change page size Next Page `Ctrl+Alt+Down` Last Page	Use navigation icons and corresponding commands for switching between pages that show the retrieved data and change the page size. A number of rows that you see on the Result tab are referred to as a result set page. If this number is less than the number of rows that satisfy the query, only a subset of all the rows is shown at a time. If all the rows are currently shown, navigation icons and the corresponding commands are inactive. You can see the limit between the navigation buttons. You can change it here by clicking and selecting the necessary limit or in settings. : jump to the first page of results. : go to the previous page of results. : go to the next page of results. : jump to the last page of results. To change the size of a result set page, click the Change page size button and select the size. Alternatively, open settings (`Ctrl+Alt+S`) and navigate to Tools \| Database \| Data Editor and Viewer. In the Limit page size to field, type a new size of a result set page. Alternatively, to disable the page size restriction, clear the Limit page size to checkbox.
	Reload Page `Ctrl+F5`	Reload data for the table view to synchronize the data that you see in the editor with the contents of the database. Also, use the Reload Page button when you want to apply a new page size limit setting after its change.
	Update Interval	Select, pause, or disable update interval for the current table. You can also set a custom one.
	Cancel Running Statements `Ctrl+F2`	Terminate execution of the current statement or statements.
	Add Row `Alt+Insert`	Add a row to the table. To save a new row, click Submit button (). The Add Row button is disabled in the inappropriate context. For example, if the current table does not permit adding rows. For more information about working with rows, refer to Rows.
	Delete Row `Ctrl+Y`	Delete the selected row or rows. To select multiple rows, click numbers in the gutter. Also, you can press `Ctrl` and click the necessary rows. The Delete Row button is disabled in the inappropriate context. For example, if the current table does not permit removing rows.
	Revert Selected `Ctrl+Alt+Z`	Revert changes that you made to a cell value. You can select a scope of different cells and revert values in this scope. For more information about reverting changes, refer to Submit changes to a database.
	Preview Pending Changes	Preview DML of changes that you made to the table.
	Submit `Ctrl+Enter`	Submit local changes to the database server. For more information about submitting and reverting changes, refer to Submit changes to a database.
	Transaction Mode and Transaction Isolation	Select the isolation level for database transactions and the way the transactions are committed. Auto: the current transaction is committed automatically when you submit your local changes to the database server. Manual: the changes submitted to the database server are accumulated in a transaction that can either be committed or rolled back explicitly by means of the Submit and Commit () or Roll Back () buttons on the toolbar. For more information about database transaction modes and isolation, refer to Submit changes to a database.
	Submit and Commit`Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Enter`	(For the Manual transaction mode.) Submit and commit the current transaction. This button is available only for the manual transaction mode. See also, transaction mode and isolation.
	Roll Back	(For the Manual transaction mode.) Roll back changes. This button is available only for the manual transaction mode. See also, transaction modes and isolation.
	Pin Tab	Pin the tab to the tool window to keep the query result. For more information about pinning tabs, refer to Pin the tab with query results.
	Data Extractors	Select an output format for your data. For the list of available formats and full information about data extractors, refer to the Data extractors topic. Also, you can configure the following options: Skip Computed Columns: do not include virtual columns that are not physically stored in the table (for example, the identity column). Skip Generated Columns: for `INSERT` and `UPDATE` statements, do not include auto-increment fields when copying or saving data. Configure CSV Formats: open the CSV Formats dialog where you can manage your delimiter-separated values formats (for example, CSV, TSV). Go To Scripts Directory: open a directory with scripts that convert table data into different output formats. For more information about data extractors, refer to the Data extractors topic.
	Export Data	Export the table data to the clipboard or save to a file.
	Copy to Database	Copy the data to another table, schema or database. Select the target schema (a new table will be created) or table (the data will be added to the selected table). In the dialog that opens, specify the data mapping info and the settings for the target table.
	Compare Data	Compare the current table with a table from the list. For more information about comparing tables, refer to Compare table data.
	View as	Select the mode for browsing and editing table data. Transpose: viewing mode in which rows and columns are interchanged. You can combine this checkbox with other viewing modes. To make this mode a default for tables and views, open settings by pressing `Ctrl+Alt+S` and navigate to Tools \| Database \| Data Editor and Viewer. . From the Automatically transpose tables list, select Always. When this option is enabled, query results are not transposed. Table: the default viewing mode of table data. Data in a table is stored in a cell that is an intersection of a vertical column and horizontal row. Tree: viewing mode in which data is displayed in the key-value table with the possibility to expand the key cell if it contains children nodes. Data from the expanded children node is distributed between key and value columns. You might consider using this mode to work with JSON and array data. Text: viewing mode in which data is displayed as a text. For more information about viewing data, refer to View data.
	Show Options Menu	The Show Options Menu list includes the following options: Show Geo Viewer: enable a graphic viewer to explore geospatial data in your database. For more information about the Geo viewer, refer to Using Geo viewer for geographical data in PostgreSQL. Show Value Editor: open a separate editor where you can edit data that is stored in the cell. For more information about the editor, refer to Value editor. Show Aggregate View: open the aggregate view where you can select values of multiple cells and get a single summary value. For more information about the view, refer to Aggregate view. Paste Format: select how you want to treat the text from the clipboard on paste. Reset View: restore the initial table view if you customized the table view before (for example, hidden columns or sorted data). View Query: view the query that generated the table. Copy Query to Console: copy the query that generated the table to query console. Open Data View Settings...: open the Data Editor and Viewer section in settings, where you can define how table data are shown and modified in your query consoles and data editors. For more information about the Data Editor and Viewer settings section, refer to Data editor and viewer.

Context menu

You can find all basic actions for working with cells under the context menu. To call the context menu, right-click the cell that you want to modify. The following table lists all the actions.

Action		Shortcut	Description
Edit		`Enter`	Edit a value in the selected cell or cells. Alternatively, you can double-click the cell and start typing a value. The Edit command is unavailable for read-only values. To open the auto-completion list, press `Ctrl+Space`. To confirm your changes, press `Enter`. To cancel editing, press `Escape`. For more information about editing cells, refer to Cells.
Open in Value Editor		`Shift+Enter`	Open in a separate value editor where you can edit data that is stored in the cell. For more information about the editor, refer to Value editor.
Show Aggregate View			Open the aggregate view where you can select values of multiple cells and get a single summary value. For more information about the view, refer to Aggregate view.
Revert Selected		`Ctrl+Alt+Z`	Revert changes that you made to a cell value. You can select a scope of different cells and revert values in this scope. For more information about reverting changes, refer to Submit changes to a database.
Set Highlighting Language			Select a language that the IDE should use to highlight data in a cell.
Change Display Type			Select how the IDE should display binary data in the column. 16-byte data is displayed as UUID by default.
Set DEFAULT		`Ctrl+Alt+D`	Set the current cell value to the default value or the value that you specified for the column. For more information about viewing or set a default value, refer to Manage default and NULL values for a cell.
Set NULL		`Ctrl+Alt+N`	Set the current cell value to NULL. For more information about allowing a NULL value, refer to Manage default and NULL values for a cell.
Generate UUID			Generates the UUID for the selected cell.
Load File			Load a file into the field.
Save LOB			For the cells that contain a binary large object (LOB). Save content of a cell into a file.
Copy		`Ctrl+C`	Copy selection to the clipboard.
Copy Aggregation Result (SUM)			Copy a summary value for a range of cells. By default, IntelliJ IDEA copies the `SUM` aggregation result. To change the default, right-click the status bar and ensure that the Aggregator option is selected. Click the aggregator widget on the status bar and select the aggregator to use as default.
Paste		`Ctrl+V`	Paste the contents of clipboard into the table.
Add Row			Add a row to the end of a table.
Delete Row		`Alt+Delete`	Delete selected rows.
Clone Row			Create a duplicate of the selected row and adds the duplicate to the end of a table.
Go To	Navigation Bar		Jump to a navigation bar.
	Database		Open the selected object in the Database tool window.
	Related Symbol		Navigate to one of the related objects.
	DDL		Open an object definition (DDL).
	Row	`Ctrl+G`	Jump to a specified row. In the Go to Row dialog, specify the column and row number (use the `column:row` pattern).
	Related Rows	`F4`	Navigates to the related records: Records that the current record references. Records that reference the current record. If more than one record is referenced or referencing the current one, select the target record in the popup that appears. The action is not available if there are no related records. For more information about related data, refer to Navigate between related rows. For more information about action behavior options, refer to Advanced Settings.
	Open URL	`F4`	Opens URL in OS default browser. Requires the links opening URL Click Settings enabled in the Tools \| Database \| Data Editor and Viewer page of settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`.
	Open File	`F4`	Open file URI in OS default file browser. For example, `file:///Users/Username/image.png`. Requires the links opening URL Click Settings enabled in the Tools \| Database \| Data Editor and Viewer page of settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`.
Filter by			Available only for the database objects data, not for the query results set. Select a filter that you want to a column.
Full-Text Search		`Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F`	Open a search window where you can search for data in your database or a group of databases. For more information about full-text search, refer to Full-text search in databases.
Export Table to Clipboard			Copy the whole table to the clipboard. This action does not depend on Limit page size to setting.
Switch Session (your_current_session_name)			Open a window to select another session or create a new one. For more information about sessions, refer to Sessions.
Quick Documentation		`Ctrl+Q`	Show information about selected objects. For different database objects, Quick Documentation shows corresponding information. For example, for a group of cells, you will see a summary for the selection. You can preview it in a regular or in a transposed view and also see the related records by their foreign keys.

Last modified: 11 October 2024