danielestevez
10/15/2014 - 9:05 AM

Complex SQL Constraints as a Trigger

Complex SQL Constraints as a Trigger

CREATE TRIGGER complex_constraint BEFORE INSERT ON my_table
FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
    IF /*complex constraint*/(NEW.field1 IS NOT NULL AND NEW.field2 IS NOT NULL) OR  (NEW.field1 IS NULL AND NEW.field2 IS NULL) THEN
    SIGNAL SQLSTATE '45000' 
        SET MESSAGE_TEXT = 'complex constraint exception message';
    END IF;
END