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@ -832,9 +832,9 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE <replaceable class="parameter">tablename</replaceable>_<replaceab |
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<note> |
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<para> |
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Because <type>smallserial</type>, <type>serial</type> and |
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<type>bigserial</type> are implemented usings sequences, there may |
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<type>bigserial</type> are implemented using sequences, there may |
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be "holes" or gaps in the sequence of values which appears in the |
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column, even if no rows are ever deleted. This is a value allocated |
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column, even if no rows are ever deleted. A value allocated |
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from the sequence is still "used up" even if a row containing that |
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value is never successfully inserted into the table column. This |
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may happen, for example, if the inserting transaction rolls back. |
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