PostgreSQL has supported generated columns since version 12. Generated columns can be created easily with the CREATE TABLE and ALTER TABLE statements.
We can check whether a table contains a generated column or not with the following methods.
Continue readingIf you’re trying to add a generated column in SQLite, and you’re getting the “cannot add a STORED column” error, it’s probably because you’re trying to add a stored column.
In SQLite, we can only add virtual columns to existing tables.
Continue readingWhen we have a table with a generated column, here are two methods we can use to return its definition.
Continue readingOracle Database supports the creation of generated columns. A generated column is a column whose value is derived from an expression that computes values from other columns.
In Oracle Database, generated columns are usually referred to as virtual columns. Generated columns can also be referred to as computed columns in other RDBMSs (such as SQL Server). Either way, they do pretty much the same thing – they contain an expression that computes a value based on values in other columns in the same table.
Continue readingIf you have a generated column in PostgreSQL, you can use the following methods to find the definition of that column.
Continue readingIn PostgreSQL, a generated column is a special column that is always computed from other columns. A generated column doesn’t have a fixed value like in a base column. Rather, its value is determined by an expression that references other columns in the table.
Generated columns are included in the SQL standard (ISO/IEC 9075), and are supported by most major RDBMSs. Generated columns were first introduced in PostgreSQL 12.
Continue readingA generated column is one whose value is derived from an expression, as opposed to a fixed value. The expression typically uses other columns in the same table to compute the derived value.
We can create a generated column in MySQL very easily. But what if we want to go back later and see its definition?
Here are two options for returning the definition of a generated column in MySQL.
Continue readingThis article contains an example of adding a generated column to a table in MySQL.
Also known as computed columns, generated columns usually contain values that are dependent on other factors (such as the values in other columns).
Creating (or adding) a generated column in MySQL is basically the same as creating a normal column, except that the definition of the generated column contains an expression that determines the column’s value.
Continue readingYou can add a generated column to an existing table in SQLite by using the ALTER TABLE statement.
SQLite’s implementation of the ALTER TABLE statement is very limited, but it does allow you to add a column – including generated columns.
Generated columns (also known as “computed columns”) are columns that get their value from an expression that computes values from other columns.
Continue readingGenerated column support was added to SQLite in version 3.31.0, which was released on 22 January 2020.
Generated columns and computed columns are the same thing. They are columns whose values are a function of other columns in the same row.
In SQLite, generated columns are created using the GENERATED ALWAYS column-constraint when creating or altering the table.
There are two types of generated column; STORED and VIRTUAL. Only VIRTUAL columns can be added when altering a table. Both types can be added when creating a table.