外键时,用constraint 外键名 foreign key .... 方便进行外键的删除.
若不定义,则可以:
先输入:alter table drop foreign key -->会提示出错.此时出错信息中,会显示foreign key的系统默认外键名.--->
用它去删除外键.
(4) 举例
实例一:
4.1
CREATE TABLE parent
(
id INT NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (id)
) TYPE=INNODB; -- type=innodb 相当于 engine=innodb
CREATE TABLE child
(
id INT,
parent_id INT,
INDEX par_ind (parent_id),
FOREIGN KEY (parent_id) REFERENCES parent(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
)
TYPE=INNODB;
向parent插入数据后,向child插入数据,插入时,child中的parent_id的值只能是parent中有的数据,否则插入不成功;
删除parent记录时,child中的相应记录也会被删除;-->因为: on delete cascade
更新parent记录时,不给更新;-->因为没定义,默认采用restrict.
4.2
若child如下:
mysql>
create table child
(
id int not null primary key auto_increment,
parent_id int,
index par_ind (parent_id),
constraint fk_1 foreign key (parent_id) references
parent(id) on update cascade on delete restrict
)
type=innodb;
用上面的:
1).
则可以更新parent记录时,child中的相应记录也会被更新;-->因为: on update cascade
2).
不能是子表操作,影响父表.只能是父表影响子表.
3).
删除外键:
alter table child drop foreign key fk_1;
添加外键:
alter table child add constraint fk_1 foreign key (parent_id) references
parent(id) on update restrict on delete set null;
(5) 多个外键存在:
product_order表对其它两个表有外键。
一个外键引用一个product表中的双列索引。另一个引用在customer表中的单行索引:
CREATE TABLE product (category INT NOT NULL, id INT NOT NULL,
price DECIMAL,
PRIMARY KEY(category, id)) TYPE=INNODB;
CREATE TABLE customer (id INT NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (id)) TYPE=INNODB;
CREATE TABLE product_order (
no INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
product_category INT NOT NULL,
product_id INT NOT NULL,
customer_id INT NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY(no),
-- 双外键
index(product_category, product_id),
foreign key(product_category, product_id)
references product(category, id)
on update cascade on delete restrict ,
-- 单外键
INDEX (customer_id),
FOREIGN KEY (customer_id)
REFERENCES customer(id)) TYPE=INNODB;
(6) 说明:
1.若不声明on update/delete,则默认是采用restrict方式.
2.对于外键约束,最好是采用: ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE RESTRICT 的方式.