v4-0001-Doc-All-relations-share-a-namespace.patch
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Filename: v4-0001-Doc-All-relations-share-a-namespace.patch
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Format: format-patch
Series: patch v4-0001
Subject: Doc: All relations share a namespace
| File | + | − |
|---|---|---|
| doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml | 5 | 1 |
| doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml | 5 | 3 |
From 193d6d6c20f0c2976e0b63f1896978545def3fe8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:50:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH v4] Doc: All relations share a namespace
This was already documented in the CREATE INDEX reference,
but not in the introductory "Data Definition" chapter.
Also, document that the index that implements a constraint
has the same name as the constraint.
Author: Laurenz Albe
Reviewed-by: Jian He, Peter Eisentraut, David G. Johnston
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CACJufxFG682tYcP9aH_F-jrqq5End8MHZR77zcp1%3DDUrEsSu1Q%40mail.gmail.com
---
doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml | 6 +++++-
doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml | 8 +++++---
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
index fc03a349f0..434e074df1 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
@@ -3003,7 +3003,11 @@ SELECT * FROM information WHERE group_id = 2 FOR UPDATE;
<para>
A database contains one or more named <firstterm>schemas</firstterm>, which
in turn contain tables. Schemas also contain other kinds of named
- objects, including data types, functions, and operators. The same
+ objects, including data types, functions, and operators. Within one schema,
+ two objects of the same type cannot have the same name. All relations
+ (tables, sequences, indexes, views, materialized views, and foreign tables)
+ share one name space, so they need to have different names if they are in
+ a single schema. The same
object name can be used in different schemas without conflict; for
example, both <literal>schema1</literal> and <literal>myschema</literal> can
contain tables named <literal>mytable</literal>. Unlike databases,
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
index 079af9126a..bdc3541930 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
@@ -1027,7 +1027,8 @@ WITH ( MODULUS <replaceable class="parameter">numeric_literal</replaceable>, REM
Adding a unique constraint will automatically create a unique B-tree
index on the column or group of columns used in the constraint. But if
the constraint includes a <literal>WITHOUT OVERLAPS</literal> clause, it
- will use a GiST index.
+ will use a GiST index. The created index has the same name as the unique
+ constraint.
</para>
<para>
@@ -1082,6 +1083,7 @@ WITH ( MODULUS <replaceable class="parameter">numeric_literal</replaceable>, REM
<literal>PRIMARY KEY</literal> constraint will automatically create a
unique B-tree index, or GiST if <literal>WITHOUT OVERLAPS</literal> was
specified, on the column or group of columns used in the constraint.
+ That index has the same name as the primary key constraint.
</para>
<para>
@@ -1118,8 +1120,8 @@ WITH ( MODULUS <replaceable class="parameter">numeric_literal</replaceable>, REM
<para>
Exclusion constraints are implemented using
- an index, so each specified operator must be associated with an
- appropriate operator class
+ an index that has the same name as the constraint, so each specified
+ operator must be associated with an appropriate operator class
(see <xref linkend="indexes-opclass"/>) for the index access
method <replaceable>index_method</replaceable>.
The operators are required to be commutative.
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