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Can a column have multiple constraints?
Table constraints allow you to specify more than one column in a PRIMARY KEY, UNIQUE, CHECK, or FOREIGN KEY constraint definition. Column-level constraints (except for check constraints) refer to only one column. A constraint operates with the privileges of the owner of the constraint.
Can same column be primary key and foreign key?
Technically database will not allow you to create a foreign key on same primary key column key. Because foreign key should point to primary key column of another. If foreign key is pointing to same column which has primary key then it will be fail.
Can one primary key have two foreign keys?
The FOREIGN KEY constraint differs from the PRIMARY KEY constraint in that, you can create only one PRIMARY KEY per each table, with the ability to create multiple FOREIGN KEY constraints in each table by referencing multiple parent table.
How do you add two constraints?
Adding multiple constraints in a single table
- Prerequisite – SQL Constraints.
- Adding constraints in Create command :
- Adding constraints in Alter command :
- Constraint 1 (Default) :
- Constraint 2 (Check) : ALTER TABLE ParentTable ADD CONSTRAINT CK_ParentTable_ID CHECK(ID<100);
- Constraint 3 (Foreign Key) :
What are the two constraints added with PRIMARY KEY?
To ensure each row has a unique identifier, the PRIMARY KEY constraint combines the properties of both the UNIQUE and NOT NULL constraints. The properties of both constraints are necessary to make sure each row’s primary key columns contain distinct sets of values.
How to define foreign key referencing two columns?
If the Primary Key you are referencing is specified as (Application, ID) then your foreign key must reference (Application, ID) and NOT (ID, Application) as they are seen as two different keys. the column order on table A should be –> A_ID then A_Name; defining the foreign key should follow the same order as well.
How to make multiple column foreign key in MySQL?
I have a table that has a primary key consisting of two columns (product_id, attribute_id). I have another table that needs to reference this table. How can I make a foreign key in the other table to link it to a row in the table with two primary keys?
Can you have the same FK constraint in two different tables?
Eg a name part plus a number part where the constraint is the numberth FK constraint of the table with that name. You can actually have the same nameless FK constraint definition text multiple times in a table and in multiple tables, each for a different FK constraint. (The ones inside a given table enforce the same FK.)
Can a table have more than one foreign key?
There can only be one primary key on a table. The fact in can consist of more than one field does not increase number of primary keys, there’s still one. Since a part of the PK pair is not unique, you obviously have to create a foreign key that refers to two fields as well: REFERENCES t1 (f1, f2). Example: