Convention | Usage |
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UPPERCASE | Indicates reserved keywords such as SELECT and WHERE |
Monospace | Indicates keywords, symbols, or punctuation that you must enter as shown |
Italic < > (angle brackets) | Indicates a variable name for which you must supply an actual value—this convention is used in explanatory text and syntax |
[ ] (square brackets) | Indicates an optional item |
{ } (curly braces) | Indicates an optional item that you can repeat as many times as appropriate |
| (vertical bar) | Indicates a list of mutually exclusive items (that is, you can select only one item from the list) |