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commit b165e7106086a66fa621d5ed7d8f773da0f9d07d
Author: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Fri Nov 01 17:54:27 2024 +0000
doc: fix ALTER DOMAIN domain_constraint to spell out options
It used to refer to CREATE DOMAIN, but CREATE DOMAIN allows NULL, while
ALTER DOMAIN does not.
Reported-by: elionescu@yahoo.com
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/172225092461.915373.6103973717483380183@wrigleys.postgresql.org
Backpatch-through: 12
doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_domain.sgml | 8 ++++++--
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_domain.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_domain.sgml
index 2db53725139..f8cecefee54 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_domain.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_domain.sgml
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ ALTER DOMAIN <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
RENAME TO <replaceable class="parameter">new_name</replaceable>
ALTER DOMAIN <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
SET SCHEMA <replaceable class="parameter">new_schema</replaceable>
+
+<phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">domain_constraint</replaceable> is:</phrase>
+
+[ CONSTRAINT <replaceable class="parameter">constraint_name</replaceable> ]
+{ NOT NULL | CHECK (<replaceable class="parameter">expression</replaceable>) }
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -79,8 +84,7 @@ ALTER DOMAIN <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
<term><literal>ADD <replaceable class="parameter">domain_constraint</replaceable> [ NOT VALID ]</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- This form adds a new constraint to a domain using the same syntax as
- <link linkend="sql-createdomain"><command>CREATE DOMAIN</command></link>.
+ This form adds a new constraint to a domain.
When a new constraint is added to a domain, all columns using that
domain will be checked against the newly added constraint. These
checks can be suppressed by adding the new constraint using the
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