PostgreSQL: 8.2
When you create a foreign key to a table is there an index that is created on the foreign key automatically?
Example:
Table A has a field called ID.
Table B has a field called fk_a_id which has a constraint of being a foreign key to table A to field ID.
Is there an index automatically created on field fk_a_id in table B when I create a foreign key constraint?
I assume yes. But I wanted to check. I did not see it specifically mentioned in the documentation.
I also see “CREATE TABLE / PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index” when creating a primary key but I don’t see any similar statement when creating a foreign key.
Thanks,
Lance Campbell
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