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Chapter 6, Problem 8TD
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ALTER TABLE Statement:
- “ALTER TABLE” statement comes under Data Definition Language.
- It is used to modify column, add constraints, add column(s), drop column, rename column name and table name, drop constraints, and so on.
Syntax:
The Syntax to drop constraint is as follows:
ALTER TABLE table_Name ADD CONSTRAINT constraintName;
UPDATE command:
- The UPDATE command is employed to update information present in a table.
- It is always used with SET keyword either in bulk or individually.
Syntax for update the value in the table is given as follows:
The Syntax for update the value in the table is given below:
UPDATE table_name
SET column1 = data1, column2 = data2, ...
WHERE condition;
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