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 keys for 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 TABLE will 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, just to get the tableoid for bar ? There *is* an
index on pg_class.relname but still...
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