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Asked: 2026-05-27T17:18:16+00:00

I use PostgreSQL 8.4, but i think my question can be expanded to most

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I use PostgreSQL 8.4, but i think my question can be expanded to most of the RDBMS.

I need to perform data-changing operation like update or delete for those rows, where the specified column has value from the specified set. For example I want to delete those rows, where id is in (1,4,7,8).

The whole operation should either succeed or fail, so I have two options here:

  • Use IN syntax, like

DELETE FROM my_table WHERE id IN (1,4,7,8)

  • Use several single operations executed within one transaction, like

DELETE FROM my_table WHERE id = 1;

DELETE FROM my_table WHERE id = 4;

...

Is there any difference between these two approaches when executed as plain SQL commands? Which one is better?

The same questions when using JDBC prepared statements for these operations?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You should always use transactions, in my opinion. With the several-operation approach you will have many more round trips across the network. There may also be a difference in what indexes get used, so check out the query plan.

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