unique constraint definition within create table

From: Andreas Kretschmer <akretschmer(at)spamfence(dot)net>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: unique constraint definition within create table
Date: 2015-12-02 06:36:21
Message-ID: 20151202063621.GA5526@tux
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Hi @ll,

i'm trying to create a table with 2 int-columns and a constraint that a
pair of (x,y) cannot be as (y,x) inserted:

test=# create table foo(u1 int,u2 int, unique (least(u1,u2),greatest(u1,u2)));
ERROR: syntax error at or near "("
LINE 1: create table foo(u1 int,u2 int, unique (least(u1,u2),greates...

I know, i can solve that in this way:

test=*# create table foo(u1 int,u2 int);
CREATE TABLE
test=*# create unique index idx_foo on foo(least(u1,u2),greatest(u1,u2));
CREATE INDEX

But is there a way to define the unique constraint within the create table - command?

Thx.

Andreas
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