Does SQLite reuse Rowid?

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If you ever delete rows or if you ever create a row with the maximum possible ROWID, then ROWIDs from previously deleted rows might be reused when creating new rows and newly created ROWIDs might not be in strictly ascending order.

Does Rowid change in SQLite?

If you need to depend on your rowid, make it an INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, then it is guaranteed not to change”.

Does SQLite auto generate ID?

As you can see clearly from the output, SQLite implicitly creates a column named rowid and automatically assigns an integer value whenever you insert a new row into the table. Note that you can also refer to the rowid column using its aliases: _rowid_ and oid .

What is Rowid in SQLite?

The rowid column is a key that uniquely identifies the rows in the table. Tables that have rowid columns are called rowid tables. If a table has the primary key that consists of one column, and that column is defined as INTEGER then this primary key column becomes an alias for the rowid column.

Does SQLite have Autoincrement?

SQLite AUTOINCREMENT is a keyword used for auto incrementing a value of a field in the table. We can auto increment a field value by using AUTOINCREMENT keyword when creating a table with specific column name to auto increment.

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