Fetch MySQL SET Column as List of Integer Offset

We can fetch the MySQL SET column values as a list of integer offset with the help of the MAKE_SET() function. To make it understand, we are creating a table named ‘set_testing’ as follows −

mysql> Create table set_testing( id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, table SET('ABC','ABD','GHF') NOT NULL);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.08 sec)

mysql> Insert into set_testing (table) values('1');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.06 sec)

mysql> Insert into set_testing (table) values('2');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.06 sec)

mysql> Insert into set_testing (table) values('3');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.02 sec)

mysql> Insert into set_testing (table) values('4');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.02 sec)

mysql> Select * from set_testing;
+----+---------+
| id | table   |
+----+---------+
| 1  | ABC     |
| 2  | ABD     |
| 3  | ABC,ABD |
| 4  | GHF     |
+----+---------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Now, the following query will fetch the MySQL SET column as a list of integer offset −

mysql> Select MAKE_SET(types+0,'1','2','3') as output from doctypes1;
+--------+
| output |
+--------+
| 1      |
| 2      |
| 1,2    |
| 3      |
+--------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)