I would like to create a FOREIGN KEY constraint to an inherited column, like:
test=# CREATE TABLE foo(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY); test=# CREATE TABLE bar() INHERITS (foo); test=# CREATE TABLE
baz(bar INTEGER, CONSTRAINT fk_bar FOREIGN KEY (bar) REFERENCES bar(id)); ERROR: UNIQUE constraint matching given
keysfor referenced table "bar" not found
This obvioulsy doesn't work. I *can* create a FOREIGN KEY contraint to the parent table:
test=# create table baz(bar integer, constraint fk_bar foreign key (bar) references foo(id)); NOTICE: CREATE
TABLEwill create implicit trigger(s) for FOREIGN KEY check(s) CREATE
but this is not exactly what I want: I need to ensure that baz.bar is a bar and not just any foo.
Do I need to write my own INSERT/UPDATE triggers on baz to check the tableoid, or is there a nice way to do this?
Any examples on how to do this? In particular, do I need to do a SELECT on pg_class for every INSERT / UPDATE in baz,
justto get the tableoid for bar ? There *is* an index on pg_class.relname but still...
--- Allan.
