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An optional name for a column or table constraint. If the
constraint is violated, the constraint name is present in error messages,
- so constraint names like <literal>"col must be positive"</> can be used
+ so constraint names like <literal>col must be positive</> can be used
to communicate helpful constraint information to client applications.
- (Double-quotes are required for constraint names that contain spaces.)
- If not specified, the system generates a name.
+ (Double-quotes are needed to specify constraint names that contain spaces.)
+ If a constraint name is not specified, the system generates a name.
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