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SQL Check Constraint: Mysql

The CHECK constraint allows you to limit the range of values allowed in a column. When defining a CHECK constraint on a single column, it only allows certain values for that column. When defining a CHECK constraint on a table, it can limit column values based on other column values in the same row. The CHECK constraint can be created when defining a table using CREATE TABLE, or added later to an existing table using ALTER TABLE. Constraints can be named and apply to multiple columns. To remove a CHECK constraint, use the DROP CONSTRAINT syntax.

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SQL Check Constraint: Mysql

The CHECK constraint allows you to limit the range of values allowed in a column. When defining a CHECK constraint on a single column, it only allows certain values for that column. When defining a CHECK constraint on a table, it can limit column values based on other column values in the same row. The CHECK constraint can be created when defining a table using CREATE TABLE, or added later to an existing table using ALTER TABLE. Constraints can be named and apply to multiple columns. To remove a CHECK constraint, use the DROP CONSTRAINT syntax.

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SQL CHECK Constraint

The CHECK constraint is used to limit the value range that can be placed in a column.
If you define a CHECK constraint on a single column it allows only certain values for this column.
If you define a CHECK constraint on a table it can limit the values in certain columns based on values in other columns in the row.

SQL CHECK Constraint on CREATE TABLE
The following SQL creates a CHECK constraint on the "P_Id" column when the "Persons" table is created. The CHECK constraint
specifies that the column "P_Id" must only include integers greater than 0.
MySQL:
CREATE TABLE Persons
(
P_Id int NOT NULL,
LastName varchar(255) NOT NULL,
FirstName varchar(255),
Address varchar(255),
City varchar(255),
CHECK (P_Id>0)
)
SQL Server / Oracle / MS Access:
CREATE TABLE Persons
(
P_Id int NOT NULL CHECK (P_Id>0),
LastName varchar(255) NOT NULL,
FirstName varchar(255),
Address varchar(255),
City varchar(255)
)
To allow naming of a CHECK constraint, and for defining a CHECK constraint on multiple columns, use the following SQL syntax:
MySQL / SQL Server / Oracle / MS Access:
CREATE TABLE Persons
(
P_Id int NOT NULL,
LastName varchar(255) NOT NULL,
FirstName varchar(255),
Address varchar(255),
City varchar(255),
CONSTRAINT chk_Person CHECK (P_Id>0 AND City='Sandnes')
)


SQL CHECK Constraint on ALTER TABLE
To create a CHECK constraint on the "P_Id" column when the table is already created, use the following SQL:
MySQL / SQL Server / Oracle / MS Access:
ALTER TABLE Persons
ADD CHECK (P_Id>0)
To allow naming of a CHECK constraint, and for defining a CHECK constraint on multiple columns, use the following SQL syntax:
MySQL / SQL Server / Oracle / MS Access:
ALTER TABLE Persons
ADD CONSTRAINT chk_Person CHECK (P_Id>0 AND City='Sandnes')


To DROP a CHECK Constraint
To drop a CHECK constraint, use the following SQL:
SQL Server / Oracle / MS Access:
ALTER TABLE Persons
DROP CONSTRAINT chk_Person
MySQL:
ALTER TABLE Persons
DROP CHECK chk_Person

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