Syntax: IN (|) An IN conditional expression returns true if the //operand// is found from result of the //subquery// or if its in the specificied comma separated //value list//, hence the IN expression is always false if the result of the subquery is empty. When //value list// is being used there must be at least one element in that list. FROM C1 WHERE C1.col1 IN (FROM C2(col1)); FROM User WHERE User.id IN (1,3,4,5) The keyword IN is an alias for = ANY. Thus, these two statements are equal: FROM C1 WHERE C1.col1 = ANY (FROM C2(col1)); FROM C1 WHERE C1.col1 IN (FROM C2(col1));