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SQL NOT NULL Constraint Explained

The SQL NOT NULL constraint prevents a column from accepting NULL values, ensuring that a field always contains a value. This can be applied during table creation or modified later using an ALTER TABLE statement. Examples are provided for both creating a table with NOT NULL constraints and altering an existing table to add a NOT NULL constraint to a column.

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SQL NOT NULL Constraint Explained

The SQL NOT NULL constraint prevents a column from accepting NULL values, ensuring that a field always contains a value. This can be applied during table creation or modified later using an ALTER TABLE statement. Examples are provided for both creating a table with NOT NULL constraints and altering an existing table to add a NOT NULL constraint to a column.

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SQL NOT NULL Constraint

By default, a column can hold NULL values.

The NOT NULL constraint enforces a column to NOT accept


NULL values.

This enforces a field to always contain a value, which


means that you cannot insert a new record, or update a
record without adding a value to this field.

SQL NOT NULL on CREATE


TABLE
The following SQL ensures that the "ID", "LastName", and
"FirstName" columns will NOT accept NULL values when
the "Persons" table is created:

Example
CREATE TABLE Persons (
    ID int NOT NULL,
    LastName varchar(255) NOT NULL,
    FirstName varchar(255) NOT NULL,
    Age int
);
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SQL NOT NULL on ALTER


TABLE
To create a NOT NULL constraint on the "Age" column
when the "Persons" table is already created, use the
following SQL:

ALTER TABLE Persons
MODIFY Age int NOT NULL;

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