What is a foreign key in a database code example
Example 1: sql foreign key
CREATE TABLE users(
userId INT NOT NULL,
username VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
passwd VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY(userId);
);
INSERT INTO users VALUES(1000,"Terry","Teabagface$2");
CREATE TABLE orders(
orderId INT NOT NULL,
orderDescription VARCHAR(255),
ordererId INT NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY(orderId),
FOREIGN KEY (ordererId) REFERENCES users(userId)
);
INSERT INTO orders VALUES(0001,"Goat p0rn Weekly",1000);
Example 2: what is foreign key
Foreign Key:
It is a column that comes from a different table and
using Foreign key tables are related each other
It is the primary key of another table
It can be duplicate or null for another table
Primary Key :
It is unique column in every table in a database
It can ONLY accept;
- nonduplicate values
- cannot be NULL
Unique Key:
Only unique value and also can contain NULL
Example 3: What is foreign key?
Foreign Key is a non-key attribute which is derived from the primary key
of another table which links those tables together.
Example 4: what is foreign key
Foreign Key:
It is a column that comes from a different table and
using Foreign key tables are related each other
It is the primary key of another table
It can be duplicate or null for another table