触发器(trigger)是个特殊的存储过程,它的执行不是由程序调用,也不是手工启动,而是由事件来触发,比如当对一个表进行操作( insert,delete, update)时就会激活它执行。触发器经常用于加强数据的完整性约束和业务规则等。
触发器可以从 DBA_TRIGGERS ,USER_TRIGGERS 数据字典中查到。
触发器有一个非常好的特性就是:触发器可以禁止或回滚违反引用完整性的更改,从而取消所尝试的数据修改。
以下案例是网上投票功能表结构设计以及采用 触发器 完成投票计数。
mysql> create table voteItem -- 投票箱 -> ( -> id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, -> title varchar(30), -> ticketNumber int -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.09 sec) mysql> mysql> create table ticket( ---- 票数 -> id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, -> voteItemID INT references voteItem(id) , -> ip varchar(30) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.09 sec) mysql> mysql> insert into voteItem values (null,'aaaaa',0); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.03 sec) mysql> mysql> select * from voteItem; +----+-------+--------------+ | id | title | ticketNumber | +----+-------+--------------+ | 1 | aaaaa | 0 | +----+-------+--------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> DELIMITER | mysql> mysql> CREATE TRIGGER testref AFTER INSERT ON ticket -> FOR EACH ROW BEGIN -> update voteItem set ticketNumber=ticketNumber+1 where id = new.v oteItemID; -> END; -> | Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.09 sec) mysql> mysql> DELIMITER ; mysql> mysql> insert into ticket values (null,1,'127.0.0.1'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.08 sec) mysql> select * from ticket; +----+------------+-----------+ | id | voteItemID | ip | +----+------------+-----------+ | 1 | 1 | 127.0.0.1 | +----+------------+-----------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> select * from voteItem; +----+-------+--------------+ | id | title | ticketNumber | +----+-------+--------------+ | 1 | aaaaa | 1 | +----+-------+--------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)