Re: Many-To-Many Bridge Table Index

From: Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com>
To: Sergei Dubov <sdubov(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PG-General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Many-To-Many Bridge Table Index
Date: 2005-09-30 07:04:36
Message-ID: 433CE384.7070709@archonet.com
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Sergei Dubov wrote:
>
> This will automatically create a unique index on the primary key.
>
> Well, if I do a query later like:
>
> select * from table_a where table_b_id=1,
>
> will the query use an index? Will this be true when I do join on this
> table?

Yes to both (if the query plan thinks that is the most efficient way).

Of course a query on "table_c_id" can't use the index.
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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd

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