CONSTRAINTS

BY USING SQL
PRIMARY KEY
COMPOSITE KEY
NULL & NOT NULL
FOREIGN KEY

CREATE TABLE STUDENTS

(ROLL_NO NUMBER(10),
FULL_NAME NUMBER(20));

ALTER TABLE STUDENTS

ADD (CONSTRAINT STUDENTS_BRW_P2
PRIMARY KEY(ROLL_NO))

STUDENTS_BRW_P2

CREATE TABLE COURSES

(ROLL_NO_FK NUMBER(10),
SUBJECT_ID VARCHAR2(10),
MARKS NUMBER(10));

ALTER TABLE COURSES

ADD (CONSTRAINT COURSES_BRW_F1
FOREIGN KEY(ROLL_NO_FK)
REFERENCES STUDENTS(ROLL_NO))

SQL> select
CONSTRAINT_NAME, CONSTRAINT_TYPE, TABLE_NAME,
LAST_CHANGE
From user_constraints
where LAST_CHANGE > '15-feb-2003' ;

CONSTRAINT_NAME
-----------------------------COURSES_BRW_F1

C
-----------R

TABLE_NAME
----------------COURSES

LAST_CHAN
--------25-FEB-03

DROP CONSTRAINT

ALTER TABLE COURSES

DROP CONSTRAINT COURSES_BRW_F1;

CREATE TABLE Table1

(a NUMBER(10),
b NUMBER(10))

ALTER TABLE TABLE1

ADD (CONSTRAINT b_BRW_F1
Primary KEY(a,b))

Defining Composite Key

create table aaab(a number, b number);
alter table aaab add(constraint abc_pk
PRIMARY KEY(a,b));
desc aaab;
Name

Null?

Type

NOT NULL

NUMBER

NOT NULL

NUMBER

CREATE TABLE AB_XYZ(A NUMBER, B NUMBER,

CONSTRAINT P_ABC PRIMARY KEY(A,B));

Creating table and defining Primary

key using single statement
create table xyz
(a number PRIMARY KEY, b number);

Creating table and defining

Foreign key using single statement
create table a_xyz(a number, b number,
constraint f_abc FOREIGN KEY(a)
REFERENCES abc(id));

Lab Practice
Do it now.

ISSUE
Member_id
Book_id
Date

Books
Book_id_pk
Book_name

Member
member_id_pk
Book_name

Thanks