What is SQLite Rowid?

What is a Rowid?

A row ID is a value that uniquely identifies a row in a table. A column or a host variable can have a row ID data type. A ROWID column enables queries to be written that navigate directly to a row in the table because the column implicitly contains the location of the row. Each value in a ROWID column must be unique.

Does SQLite reuse Rowid?

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.

What is Rowid example using Rowid?

An example query would be: SELECT ROWID, first_name FROM employees WHERE department_id = 30; A user can access a row quickly and easily using its row ID. ROWID can also be used to delete the duplicate records from a tame.

Can Rowid be used as primary key?

You should not use ROWID as the primary key of a table. If you delete and reinsert a row with the Import and Export utilities, for example, then its rowid may change. If you delete a row, then Oracle may reassign its rowid to a new row inserted later.