Can MySQL Triggers Directly Cause INSERT Failures?

Is it Possible to Fail INSERTs Using Triggers?

In MySQL, triggers have the ability to modify data before inserts and updates. However, it has been observed that these triggers are unable to directly cause the corresponding insert or update operation to fail, leaving room for validation concerns.

This limitation stems from the absence of a specific exception-handling mechanism within MySQL triggers. While the SQL standard defines SIGNAL and RESIGNAL statements for error handling, they are not yet implemented in MySQL.

However, a workaround has been developed to emulate this functionality by forcibly attempting to use a non-existent column within the trigger. This triggers an error within MySQL, which can be used to indicate a failed operation. The following code illustrates this technique:

CREATE TRIGGER mytabletriggerexample
BEFORE INSERT
FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
  IF(NEW.important_value) < (fancy * dancy * calculation) THEN
    DECLARE dummy INT;

    SELECT Your meaningful error message goes here INTO dummy
      FROM mytable
      WHERE mytable.id=new.id
  END IF;
END;

This trigger will evaluate the important_value column and perform the necessary calculations. If the condition is not met, it will attempt to select data from a non-existent column, triggering an error and causing the insert operation to fail.

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