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QL CHECK Constraint

The CHECK constraint limits the value range that can be placed in a column. It allows only certain values for a single column or limits values across multiple columns based on relationships between column values in the same row. The CHECK constraint can be created on a table during creation using CREATE TABLE or added later using ALTER TABLE, and includes the column names and conditions to check. The CHECK constraint can also be named and dropped when no longer needed.

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QL CHECK Constraint

The CHECK constraint limits the value range that can be placed in a column. It allows only certain values for a single column or limits values across multiple columns based on relationships between column values in the same row. The CHECK constraint can be created on a table during creation using CREATE TABLE or added later using ALTER TABLE, and includes the column names and conditions to check. The CHECK constraint can also be named and dropped when no longer needed.

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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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