how to use unique in sql code example

Example 1: set column as unique in sql server

ALTER TABLE Persons
ADD UNIQUE (ID);

Example 2: unique constraint mssql

USE AdventureWorks2012;  
GO  
CREATE TABLE Production.TransactionHistoryArchive4  
 (  
   TransactionID int NOT NULL,   
   CONSTRAINT AK_TransactionID UNIQUE(TransactionID)   
);   
GO

Example 3: how to select unique element in sql

DISTINCT
- select distinct * from employees; ==> 
  retrieves any row if it has at
  least a single unique column.

- select distinct first_name from employees; ==> 
      retrieves unique names
     from table. (removes duplicates)
     
- select distinct count(*) from employees;
     retrieve number of unique rows
     if any row has at least a single unique data.

Example 4: sql unique

This constraint ensures all values in a column are unique.
Example 1 (MySQL): Adds a unique constraint to the id column when
creating a new users table.
CREATE TABLE users (
id int NOT NULL,
name varchar(255) NOT NULL,
UNIQUE (id)
);
Example 2 (MySQL): Alters an existing column to add a UNIQUE
constraint.
ALTER TABLE users
ADD UNIQUE (id);

Example 5: unique key in sql

Unique Key:
Only unique value and also can contain NULL

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