KEY_COLUMN_USAGE

The KEY_COLUMN_USAGE table describes the key constraints of the columns, such as the primary key constraint.

USE information_schema; DESC key_column_usage;
+-------------------------------+--------------+------+------+---------+-------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +-------------------------------+--------------+------+------+---------+-------+ | CONSTRAINT_CATALOG | varchar(512) | NO | | NULL | | | CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA | varchar(64) | NO | | NULL | | | CONSTRAINT_NAME | varchar(64) | NO | | NULL | | | TABLE_CATALOG | varchar(512) | NO | | NULL | | | TABLE_SCHEMA | varchar(64) | NO | | NULL | | | TABLE_NAME | varchar(64) | NO | | NULL | | | COLUMN_NAME | varchar(64) | NO | | NULL | | | ORDINAL_POSITION | bigint(10) | NO | | NULL | | | POSITION_IN_UNIQUE_CONSTRAINT | bigint(10) | YES | | NULL | | | REFERENCED_TABLE_SCHEMA | varchar(64) | YES | | NULL | | | REFERENCED_TABLE_NAME | varchar(64) | YES | | NULL | | | REFERENCED_COLUMN_NAME | varchar(64) | YES | | NULL | | +-------------------------------+--------------+------+------+---------+-------+ 12 rows in set (0.00 sec)
SELECT * FROM key_column_usage WHERE table_schema='mysql' and table_name='user';
*************************** 1. row *************************** CONSTRAINT_CATALOG: def CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA: mysql CONSTRAINT_NAME: PRIMARY TABLE_CATALOG: def TABLE_SCHEMA: mysql TABLE_NAME: user COLUMN_NAME: Host ORDINAL_POSITION: 1 POSITION_IN_UNIQUE_CONSTRAINT: NULL REFERENCED_TABLE_SCHEMA: NULL REFERENCED_TABLE_NAME: NULL REFERENCED_COLUMN_NAME: NULL *************************** 2. row *************************** CONSTRAINT_CATALOG: def CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA: mysql CONSTRAINT_NAME: PRIMARY TABLE_CATALOG: def TABLE_SCHEMA: mysql TABLE_NAME: user COLUMN_NAME: User ORDINAL_POSITION: 2 POSITION_IN_UNIQUE_CONSTRAINT: NULL REFERENCED_TABLE_SCHEMA: NULL REFERENCED_TABLE_NAME: NULL REFERENCED_COLUMN_NAME: NULL 2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

The description of columns in the KEY_COLUMN_USAGE table is as follows:

  • CONSTRAINT_CATALOG: The name of the catalog to which the constraint belongs. The value is always def.
  • CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA: The name of the schema to which the constraint belongs.
  • CONSTRAINT_NAME: The name of the constraint.
  • TABLE_CATALOG: The name of the catalog to which the table belongs. The value is always def.
  • TABLE_SCHEMA: The name of the schema to which the table belongs.
  • TABLE_NAME: The name of the table with constraints.
  • COLUMN_NAME: The name of the column with constraints.
  • ORDINAL_POSITION: The position of the column in the constraint, rather than in the table. The position number starts from 1.
  • POSITION_IN_UNIQUE_CONSTRAINT: The unique constraint and the primary key constraint are empty. For foreign key constraints, this column is the position of the referenced table's key.
  • REFERENCED_TABLE_SCHEMA: The name of the schema referenced by the constraint. Currently in TiDB, the value of this column in all constraints is nil, except for the foreign key constraint.
  • REFERENCED_TABLE_NAME: The name of the table referenced by the constraint. Currently in TiDB, the value of this column in all constraints is nil, except for the foreign key constraint.
  • REFERENCED_COLUMN_NAME: The name of the column referenced by the constraint. Currently in TiDB, the value of this column in all constraints is nil, except for the foreign key constraint.