Commit 92003189 authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

Add documentaiotn mention that constraint names can be sentences that

can convey information to clients on constraint violation.
parent b06e6f1a
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...@@ -293,7 +293,10 @@ and <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_constraint</replaceable> is: ...@@ -293,7 +293,10 @@ and <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_constraint</replaceable> is:
<term><literal>CONSTRAINT <replaceable class="PARAMETER">constraint_name</replaceable></literal></term> <term><literal>CONSTRAINT <replaceable class="PARAMETER">constraint_name</replaceable></literal></term>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
An optional name for a column or table constraint. If not specified, An optional name for a column or table constraint. If the
constraint is violated, the constraint name is present in error messages,
so constraint names like "col must be positive" can be used to communicate
helpful constraint information to client applications. If not specified,
the system generates a name. the system generates a name.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
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