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7.1.3.1. The Main Editor Window

Any number of tables may be edited in the MySQL Table Editor at any one time. Adding an additional table creates a new tab at the top of the editor. By default the MySQL Table Editor appears docked at the bottom of the application.

Double clicking the title bar undocks the editor. Do the same to redock it. The MySQL Table Editor is shown in the following figure.

Figure 7.2. The Table Editor

The table editor

The MySQL Table Editor consists of a work space divided into the following tabs:

  • Table: Use this table to edit features that apply to the table as a whole

  • Columns: Use this tab to add or modify columns

  • Indexes: Use this tab to add or modify indexes

  • Foreign Keys: Use this tab to add or modify foreign keys

  • Triggers: Use this tab to add or modify triggers

  • Partitioning: Use this tab to manage partitioning

  • Options: Use this tab to add or modify various general, table and row level options

  • Inserts: Use this tab for writing INSERT statements

  • Privileges: Use this tab to set privileges on the table

Each of these tabs is discussed in further detail in the following sections.