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Is it possible to have View and table with the same name in MySQL?

MySQLMySQLi Database

No, you cannot give the same name for view and table in MySQL.

Let us first create a demo table −

mysql> create table view_Table_Demo
   -> (
   -> Id int,
   -> Name varchar(20)
   -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.80 sec)

Now you can insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −

mysql> insert into view_Table_Demo values(100,'Larry');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.17 sec)
mysql> insert into view_Table_Demo values(101,'Mike');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.20 sec)
mysql> insert into view_Table_Demo values(102,'Sam');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec)

Display all records from the table using select statement. The query is as follows −

mysql> select *from view_Table_Demo;

Here is the output −

+------+-------+
| Id | Name    |
+------+-------+
| 100 | Larry  |
| 101 | Mike   |
| 102 | Sam    |
+------+-------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Here you will get an error if you try to give same name for view and table. The query and the error is as follows −

mysql> create VIEW view_Table_Demo AS SELECT * from view_Table_Demo;
ERROR 1050 (42S01): Table 'view_Table_Demo' already exists
NOTE: To avoid the above error, try to give different name.
raja
Samual Sam
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:25

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