why use foreign keys code example
Example 1: sql foreign key
# A foreign key is essentially a reference to a primary
# key in another table.
# A Simple table of Users,
CREATE TABLE users(
userId INT NOT NULL,
username VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
passwd VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY(userId);
);
# Lets add a LEGIT user!
INSERT INTO users VALUES(1000,"Terry","Teabagface$2");
# We will create an order table that holds a reference
# to an order made by our Terry
CREATE TABLE orders(
orderId INT NOT NULL,
orderDescription VARCHAR(255),
ordererId INT NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY(orderId),
FOREIGN KEY (ordererId) REFERENCES users(userId)
);
# Now we can add an order from Terry
INSERT INTO orders VALUES(0001,"Goat p0rn Weekly",1000);
# Want to know more about the plight of Goats?
# See the link below
Example 2: 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 3: what is foreign key in sql
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