DOMAIN

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CREATE DOMAIN
ALTER DOMAIN

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CREATE DOMAIN

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Context variables as defaults

Available in: DSQL, ESQL

Context variables as defaults

Changed in: IB

Description: Any context variable that is assignment-compatible to the new domain's data type can be used as a default. This was already the case in InterBase 6, but the Language Reference only mentioned USER.

Example:

create domain DDate as
  date
  default current_date
  not null

ALTER DOMAIN

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Rename domain
SET DEFAULT to any context variable

Available in: DSQL, ESQL

Warning

If a domain's definition is changed, existing PSQL code using that domain may become invalid. For information on how to detect this, please read the note The RDB$VALID_BLR field, near the end of this document.

Rename domain

Added in: IB

Description: Renaming of a domain is possible with the TO clause. This feature was introduced in InterBase 6, but left out of the Language Reference.

Example:

alter domain posint to plusint
The TO clause can be combined with other clauses and need not come first in that case.

SET DEFAULT to any context variable

Changed in: IB

Description: Any context variable that is assignment-compatible to the domain's data type can be used as a default. This was already the case in InterBase 6, but the Language Reference only mentioned USER.

Example:

alter domain DDate
  set default current_date