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Oracle UNIQUE Key Constraint

In Oracle, UNIQUE KEY constraint is used to ensure that all values in a column or combination of columns are unique or different. The UNIQUE KEY constraint provides uniqueness of column or combination of columns data. In Oracle, you can have more than one UNIQUE KEY constraints on each table.

Oracle UNIQUE Key Constraint example

The following Oracle, creates a UNIQUE Key constraint on the "custId" column when the "tblCustomer" table is created:

Oracle UNIQUE Key Constraint on multiple columns example

The following Oracle, creates a UNIQUE Key constraint on the "custId" and "firstName" columns when the "tblCustomer" table is created:

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In the above example, we are using UNIQUE constraint on "custId" and "firstName" columns to ensure that all values in the columns "custId" and "firstName" are unique or different.

Oracle UNIQUE Key Constraint on ALTER table example

The following Oracle, creates a UNIQUE Key constraint on the "custId" column when table already exists into the database:

Oracle DROP a UNIQUE Key Constraint example

The following Oracle, dropping UNIQUE Key constraint "UC_Customer" from "tblCustomer" table:

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