Re: primary key

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Sandeep Joshi <sjoshi@Zambeel.com>
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2000-11-29T05:17:26Z
Lists: pgsql-general
Sandeep Joshi <sjoshi@Zambeel.com> writes:
>   When we specify "primary key" while creating a table, what kind of
> index is created?

btree.

btree is the default index type in all cases in Postgres.  It's
considerably better tested than the other types, as well as better-
performing under concurrent access.  That's not necessarily an
inherent property of btrees in general, but I think it's a safe
comment about the code that actually exists in Postgres...

			regards, tom lane