Name
key_estimate — Get an estimate of row count for a given set of leading index key parts
Synopsis
key_estimate
(
|
in table_name varchar , |
| in index_name varchar , | |
| in k1 any , | |
...
); |
Description
Given a table and an index, this function takes a random sample of the index, with the first key part equal to the third argument, the second equal to the fourth argument and so on. If only the table and index are given, the returned value is the approximate count of the entire index.
Normal cast rules are applied to convert the arguments to the types of the corresponding key parts. If the cast fails, -1 is returned.
The estimates are typically within 10% of the real count. If there have been random deletions or inserts leading to uneven page filling or if index entries are of greatly varying $ length, the estimates may be less precise.
Parameters
table_name
The name of the table as appears in SYS_KEYS, case sensitive.
index_name
The name of the index as appears in sys_keys, case sensitive.
k1
The value of the first key part. Any number of arguments, up to the number of key parts in the index in question may follow.
Return
Key_estimate returns the approximate count of entries in the index with the specified values in the leading key parts. -1 if cannot be determined.
Example
Example 24.404. Returns the approximate count of entries in index STR1 where the first key part is the string '123'.
select key_estimate ('DB.DBA.T1', 'STR1', '123');