Title - ALTER SQL statements Tags - sqlstatements

The ALTER TABLE statement adds a new column to a table.

Example:

ALTER TABLE celebs ADD COLUMN twitter_handle TEXT;

ALTER TABLE is a clause to make specified changes.

celebs is the name of the table being changed.

ADD COLUMN is a clause to add a new column to the table.

twitter_handle is the name of the new column.

TEXT is the data type for the new column.