CHECK CONSTRAINT syntax but ignored it. Now CHECK CONSTRAINT works ...
[CONSTRAINT [symbol_name]] CHECK ( expr ) [[NOT] ENFORCED]The
symbol_name must be unique in the schema; MySQL generates a schema-unique name if none is given.
The constraint may be defined for a table or a column. A table CHECK CONSTRAINT is one that is not within a column definition; in it, expr may refer to any table column(s). A column CHECK CONSTRAINT occurs within a column definition and may not refer to other columns.
The expr must evaluate to True, False or Null, and unless NOT ENFORCED is specified, column values for which expr returns False are rejected.
Allowed in expr:
- nongenerated and generated columns
- Literals, deterministic built-in functions, operators
expr: AUTO_INCREMENTcolumns- stored routine parameters, system variables, user-defined variables, stored program local variables
- stored and user-defined functions
- On Update and On Delete clauses
- subqueries
- columns referenced in foreign keys and columns of other table
NOT ENFORCED, evaluation occurs with Insert, Update, Replace, Load Data and Load Xml. If Ignore is used, failure induces a warning, otherwiose it raises an error. If sql_mode does not include strict, MySQL may auto-adjust for some errors (e.g., truncation for data too long) and issue a warning.
Basic examples here.
Where a CHECK CONSTRAINT cannot be coded as a table constraint, a convenient workaround is to write it as a Trigger on the relevant column, and have the Trigger invoke SIGNAL. For an example see "Prevent cycles in trees" under "Graphs and hierarchies".
Last updated 7 May 2022
