How do I enforce data integrity rules in my database?

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I\'m designing this collection of classes and abstract (MustInherit) classes…

Answer 1

Enforcing Data Integrity in Databases Basically, there are four primary types of data integrity: entity, domain, referential and user-defined.

Entity integrity applies at the row level; domain integrity applies at the column level, and referential integrity applies at the table level.

1. Entity Integrity ensures a table does not have any duplicate rows and is uniquely identified.

2. Domain Integrity requires that a set of data values fall within a specific range (domain) in order to be valid. In other words, domain integrity defines the permissible entries for a given column by restricting the data type, format, or range of possible values.

3. Referential Integrity is concerned with keeping the relationships between tables synchronized.

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