域约束将在域的任何实例上强制执行。另外:更改后,您只需在一个地方进行更改。(实现之间的语法可能略有不同)
CREATE DOMAIN THE_STN CHAR(3) constraint THE_STN_check_da_value check(VALUE in ('vsh','mas','ndl'))
;
CREATE table ticket_details
( seat_no INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY
, from_stn THE_STN NOT NULL
, to_stn THE_STN
);
INSERT INTO ticket_details(seat_no,from_stn,to_stn) VALUES (1, 'vsh', 'ndl' ); -- succeeds
INSERT INTO ticket_details(seat_no,from_stn,to_stn) VALUES (2, 'vsh', NULL ); -- succeeds
INSERT INTO ticket_details(seat_no,from_stn,to_stn) VALUES (2, 'lol', 'mas' ); -- fails