DDL with MariaDB Connector/C++

C++ developers can use MariaDB Connector/C++ to perform basic DDL (Data Definition Language) operations with MariaDB database products.

DDL Operations

DDL (Data Definition Language) refers to all SQL-schema statements in the SQL standard (ISO/IEC 9075-2:2016).

Some examples of DDL include ALTER TABLE, CREATE TABLE, DROP TABLE, CREATE DATABASE, and TRUNCATE TABLE.

Code Example: ALTER TABLE

ALTER TABLE is a DDL (Data Definition Language) operation that changes an existing table.

The following code demonstrates how to execute ALTER TABLE on the example table:

// Includes
#include <iostream>
#include <mariadb/conncpp.hpp>

// Function to Alter Table
void alterTable(std::shared_ptr<sql::Statement>  &stmnt)
{
   try {
      // Alter contacts Table
      stmnt->executeUpdate("ALTER TABLE test.contacts RENAME COLUMN first_name TO f_name");
   }

   // Catch Exception
   catch (sql::SQLException& e) {
      std::cerr << "Error altering table: "
         << e.what() << std::endl;
   }
}

// Main Process
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
   try {
      // Instantiate Driver
      sql::Driver* driver = sql::mariadb::get_driver_instance();

      // Configure Connection
      // The URL or TCP connection string format is
      // ``jdbc:mariadb://host:port/database``.
      sql::SQLString url("jdbc:mariadb://192.0.2.1:3306/test");

      // Use a properties map for the other connection options
      sql::Properties properties({
            {"user", "db_user"},
            {"password", "db_user_password"},
         });

      // Establish Connection
      // Use a smart pointer for extra safety
      std::unique_ptr<sql::Connection> conn(driver->connect(url, properties));

      // Create a Statement
      // Use a smart pointer for extra safety
      std::shared_ptr<sql::Statement>  stmnt(conn->createStatement());

      // Use Statement to alter table
      alterTable(stmnt);

      // Close Connection
      conn->close();
   }

   // Catch Exceptions
   catch (sql::SQLException& e) {
      std::cerr << "Error Connecting to the database: "
         << e.what() << std::endl;

      // Exit (Failed)
      return 1;
   }

   // Exit (Success)
   return 0;
}

Confirm the table was properly altered by using MariaDB Client to execute a DESC statement on the same table:

DESC contacts;

+---------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field         | Type         | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
+---------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| id            | int(11)      | NO   | PRI | NULL    | auto_increment |
| f_name        | varchar(25)  | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| last_name     | varchar(25)  | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| email         | varchar(100) | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
+---------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+

Code Example: TRUNCATE TABLE is a DDL (Data Definition Language) operation that deletes all data from an existing table.

The following code demonstrates how to execute TRUNCATE on the example table:

// Includes
#include <iostream>
#include <mariadb/conncpp.hpp>

// Function to Truncate Table
void truncateTable(std::shared_ptr<sql::Statement>  &stmnt)
{
   try {
      // TRUNCATE contacts Table
      stmnt->executeUpdate("TRUNCATE test.contacts");
   }

   // Catch Exception
   catch (sql::SQLException& e) {
      std::cerr << "Error truncating table: "
         << e.what() << std::endl;
   }
}

// Main Process
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
   try {
      // Instantiate Driver
      sql::Driver* driver = sql::mariadb::get_driver_instance();

      // Configure Connection
      // The URL or TCP connection string format is
      // ``jdbc:mariadb://host:port/database``.
      sql::SQLString url("jdbc:mariadb://192.0.2.1:3306/test");

      // Use a properties map for the other connection options
      sql::Properties properties({
            {"user", "db_user"},
            {"password", "db_user_password"},
         });

      // Establish Connection
      // Use a smart pointer for extra safety
      std::unique_ptr<sql::Connection> conn(driver->connect(url, properties));

      // Create a Statement
      // Use a smart pointer for extra safety
      std::shared_ptr<sql::Statement>  stmnt(conn->createStatement());

      // Use Prepared Statement to truncate table
      truncateTable(stmnt);

      // Close Connection
      conn->close();
   }

   // Catch Exceptions
   catch (sql::SQLException& e) {
      std::cerr << "Error Connecting to the database: "
         << e.what() << std::endl;

      // Exit (Failed)
      return 1;
   }

   // Exit (Success)
   return 0;
}

The following query confirms that the TRUNCATE statement deleted all rows from the example table:

SELECT * FROM test.contacts;

Empty set (0.000 sec)

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