what is the difference between primary key & foreign key?
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Answer / shree
foreign key is NULL
foreign key reference as Primary key in another table
Primary key is unique
primary key is not NULL and
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Answer / simbu
primary key is a keyword .that refers to the unique value
in the particular record.it cant have null
foreign key is always keyword that refers primary key.it has
null value.its refers to another table
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Answer / rohit tyagi
forign key includes the information that primary key
contains,but primary key does not include the information
of forein key.
thaks[something different,isn't it!]
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Answer / raji
foregin key reference a primary key in another table
and primary key is used to identify a row.
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Answer / harish
primary key does not allow duplicate and null values
but foreign key allows null values it refers primary key
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Answer / mathiyarasan
Primary is unique one. Each table has only one primary key.
But not allow null values.
Foreign key is opposite of primary. It is reference of
primary key from another table. It allow Null value. Each
table can have more than one foreign key.
Foreign key is used to link one to another table.
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Answer / deepa
Primary key is a keyword.
It should not have null value and duplicate value.
We can have only one primary key in a table and the value
should be unique.
Foreign key is a keyword.
It can have null value and duplicate value.
We can have more than one foreign key for a table and this
froeign key table references the primary key table.
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Answer / mithun
primary key is the unique value,but its not nul values..
this kry is avoided dublicate values
foreign key is always references the primary key.
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Answer / afzaal
primary key is a constraint key that can not contain a null
or duplicate values.
foriegn key is a reference key ,before referencing the
foriegn key parent table field or fields must have primary
key.If u can try to insert a value in referencing field,new
record that must contain parent field.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 22 Yes | 11 No |
Answer / altaf ali
primary key of a relation is a candidate key that has been
designated as the main key.It doesn't has null value.
A foreign key is an attribute in a relation that can be
used as a key to another relation.It allow null and
duplicate value.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 16 Yes | 5 No |
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