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    The document discusses how to define various constraints when creating tables in Oracle including primary keys, unique constraints, not null constraints, check constraints, and foreign keys. It provides examples of creating these constraints both when initially creating the table and by altering existing tables. Useful data dictionary views are also listed that can provide metadata about existing constraints.

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    The document discusses how to define various constraints when creating tables in Oracle including primary keys, unique constraints, not null constraints, check constraints, and foreign keys. It provides examples of creating these constraints both when initially creating the table and by altering existing tables. Useful data dictionary views are also listed that can provide metadata about existing constraints.

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    drop table student;

    create table student(roll_num number,name varchar2(20),dept_id number,dept


    varchar2(20));

    PRIMARY KEY:

    create table student(roll_num number PRIMARY KEY,name varchar2(20),dept_id


    number,dept varchar2(20));
    create table student(roll_num number CONSTRAINT PK_ROLL PRIMARY KEY,name
    varchar2(20),dept_id number,dept varchar2(20));

    create table student(roll_num number,name varchar2(20),dept_id number,dept


    varchar2(20),CONSTRAINT PK_ROLL PRIMARY KEY(roll_num,dept_id));

    alter table student ADD CONSTRAINT PK_ROLL PRIMARY KEY(roll_num);


    alter table student DROP CONSTRAINT SYS_C008327;
    alter table student DROP CONSTRAINT PK_ROLL;

    UNIQUE:

    create table student(roll_num number UNIQUE,name varchar2(20),dept_id number,dept


    varchar2(20));
    create table student(roll_num number CONSTRAINT UNIQ_ROLL UNIQUE,name
    varchar2(20),dept_id number,dept varchar2(20));

    create table student(roll_num number,name varchar2(20),dept_id number,dept


    varchar2(20),CONSTRAINT UNIQ_ROLL UNIQUE(roll_num,dept_id));

    alter table student ADD CONSTRAINT UNIQ_ROLL UNIQUE(roll_num);


    alter table student DROP CONSTRAINT SYS_C008326;

    NOT NULL:

    create table student(roll_num number NOT NULL,name varchar2(20),dept_id number,dept


    varchar2(20));
    create table student(roll_num number CONSTRAINT NN_ROLL NOT NULL,name
    varchar2(20),dept_id number,dept varchar2(20));

    create table student(roll_num number ,name varchar2(20),dept_id number,dept


    varchar2(20),CONSTRAINT NN_ROLL NOT NULL(roll_num));

    alter table student ADD CONSTRAINT NN_ROLL NOT NULL(roll_num);


    alter table student DROP CONSTRAINT NN_ROLL;

    CHECK:
    create table student(roll_num number,name varchar2(20),dept_id number CHECK(dept_id
    IN (10,20,30,40,50)),dept varchar2(20));
    create table student(roll_num number,name varchar2(20),dept_id number CONSTRAINT
    CHK_DEPT CHECK(dept_id IN (10,20,30,40,50)),dept varchar2(20));
    create table student(roll_num number,name varchar2(20),dept_id number,dept
    varchar2(20),CONSTRAINT CHK_DEPT CHECK(dept_id IN (10,20,30,40,50)));

    FOREIGN KEY:

    drop table student;


    drop table subject;
    create table student(roll_num number ,name varchar2(20),subject_id number,dept
    varchar2(20));
    create table subject(sub_id number,subject varchar2(20));

    create table student(roll_num number ,name varchar2(20),subject_id number,dept


    varchar2(20),CONSTRAINT PK_SID PRIMARY KEY(subject_id));
    create table subject(sub_id number ,subject varchar2(20),CONSTRAINT FK_SID FOREIGN
    KEY(sub_id) REFERENCES STUDENT(subject_id));

    create table subject(sub_id number ,subject varchar2(20));


    --Add foreign key
    alter table subject ADD CONSTRAINT FK_SID FOREIGN KEY(sub_id) REFERENCES
    STUDENT(subject_id) ON DELETE CASCADE;
    alter table student DROP CONSTRAINT PK_SID;
    alter table subject DROP CONSTRAINT FK_SID;

    Some useful Data Dictionaries:


    select * from USER_CONSTRAINTS where table_name='STUDENT';
    select * from USER_CONS_COLUMNS where table_name='STUDENT';

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