Sense of a "CONSTRAINT".

In fact, what is a constraint?

Why the necessary constraints?

And what are the different types of constraints available in Oracle SQL?

Published by: Tejaswi.B on January 11, 2011 12:39 AM

Constraints of 'forcing' the data values that you will allow to be in your database.
Once defined/declared, the DBMS will uphold them.

In the perspective of theory of database, constraints can be classified as follows.

-Constraints attribute (column).
Here are the constraints that limit the unique values of a column.
For example: gender equality must be male or female.
SQL CHECK construction can be used to implement this kind of constraints.

-Tuple (row / column camps) constraints.
Here are the constraints that limit the combinations of values in two or more columns (in the same row).
For example: presidents should earn a salary that is more than 8,000.
SQL CHECK construction can be used to implement this kind of constraints.

-Table constraints (multi line).
Here are the constraints that limit the combinations of lines in a single table.
For example: impossible to have more than one president in the emp table.
The construction of the SQL STATEMENT can be used to implement this kind of constraints.
However: this construction is not taken in charge or delivered by any provider of DBMS (Oracle included).
We have special syntax for certain subclasses of table constraints that occur frequently in database designs: especially the KEYS (primary/unique).

-Database constraints (multi table).
Here are the constraints that limit the combinations of lines between two or more tables.
For example: The Sales department can use trainers.
The construction of the SQL STATEMENT can be used to implement this kind of constraints.
Is not yet available...
We have special syntax for frequently occurring subclass of database constraints: the foreign key.

In a perspective on database constraints are ideally implemented within the DBMS.
-Of declaratively when possible.
-Procedurally otherwise. It comes to generate triggers to enforce them.
(or using tricks with materialized views and the function index for special cases).

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