If a table column has is UNIQUE and has NOT NULL, is it
equivalent to a PRIMARY KEY column?
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Answer / prashant t.
No.
It will same for doesn't allow null and duplicate values.
But, Primary key constrained applied Cluster index on that
column and unique key constraint non clustered index on
that column. that is the major differece still be there.
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Answer / bhakti
yes it is equivalent as primary key is nothing but unique
and not null.
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Answer / bhakti
ya thats true.i.e.,in case of Primary Key we can have
parent to child relationship if that is say foreign key in
another table.In case of unique and not null we cant achive
dis.
But while inserting data into one table both will have no
difference.
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Answer / eshwari
ur question is not clear.
if ur saying that ur giving unique and not null constraints
to the same column then u can make it as primary key.it
internally supports clustered index also.
if ur saying that ur giving unique and not null constraints
to different columns then u cant make them as primary key
individually.
coz primary key means unique + notnull + clustered index
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Answer / dibya tara shakya
It will same but in case of primary key we can create the
master child relationship with other child table as foreign
key but in case of unique and not null we cannot.
another major difference is that Primary key constraint
applied Cluster index on that
column and unique key constraint non clustered index on
that column.
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Answer / sujith
no it is not.......... you may have some other columns which
have not null and unique constraints on it..... the thing is
that you should explicitly choose which one should be
treated as primary key so that clustered index can be put on
it, and non clustered on others where needed.........
foreign key may be used to refer to unique constraint
column, but while dropping you may loose relative unique
constraint also.. where as in case of primary referred by
foreign, will not allow so to happen............
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Answer / amit
if that so then your referential entrigity will be spoil
foreign key will not be recognised means data will not true.
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