Is it possible to get multiple values from a subquery?

Question

Is there any way to have a subquery return multiple columns in oracle db? (I know this specific sql will result in an error, but it sums up what I want pretty well)

Answer 1

you can use cross apply:

select
    a.x,
    bb.y,
    bb.z
from
    a
    cross apply
    (   select b.y, b.z
        from b
        where b.v = a.v
    ) bb

If there will be no row from b to mach row from a then cross apply wont return row. If you need such a rows then use outer apply

If you need to find only one specific row for each of row from a, try:

    cross apply
    (   select top 1 b.y, b.z
        from b
        where b.v = a.v
        order by b.order
    ) bb