# Querying data

To query the table, create a [`Table::view`] on the table instance with an
optional configuration object. A [`Table`] can have as many [`View`]s associated
with it as you need - Perspective conserves memory by relying on a single
[`Table`] to power multiple [`View`]s concurrently:

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```javascript
const view = await table.view({
    columns: ["Sales"],
    aggregates: { Sales: "sum" },
    group_by: ["Region", "Country"],
    filter: [["Category", "in", ["Furniture", "Technology"]]],
});
```

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<div class="python">

```python
view = table.view(
  columns=["Sales"],
  aggregates={"Sales": "sum"},
  group_by=["Region", "Country"],
  filter=[["Category", "in", ["Furniture", "Technology"]]]
)
```

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<div class="rust">

```rust
use crate::config::*;
let view = table
    .view(Some(ViewConfigUpdate {
        columns: Some(vec![Some("Sales".into())]),
        aggregates: Some(HashMap::from_iter(vec![("Sales".into(), "sum".into())])),
        group_by: Some(vec!["Region".into(), "Country".into()]),
        filter: Some(vec![Filter::new("Category", "in", &[
            "Furniture",
            "Technology",
        ])]),
        ..ViewConfigUpdate::default()
    }))
    .await?;
```

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