Change: ‘renameColumn’
Renames an existing column
Available Attributes
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| catalogName | Name of the catalog@ v3.0E.g. 'cat' |
| columnDataType | Data type of the columnE.g. 'int'Required for: mariadb, mysql |
| newColumnName | Name to rename the column toE.g. 'full_name' |
| oldColumnName | Name of the existing column to renameE.g. 'name' |
| remarks | Remarks of the columnE.g. 'A String' |
| schemaName | Name of the schemaE.g. 'public' |
| tableName | Name of the table containing that the column to renameE.g. 'person' |
<changeSet author="liquibase-docs" id="renameColumn-example">
<renameColumn catalogName="cat"
columnDataType="int"
newColumnName="full_name"
oldColumnName="name"
remarks="A String"
schemaName="public"
tableName="person"/>
</changeSet>changeSet:
id: renameColumn-example
author: liquibase-docs
changes:
- renameColumn:
catalogName: cat
columnDataType: int
newColumnName: full_name
oldColumnName: name
remarks: A String
schemaName: public
tableName: person{
"changeSet": {
"id": "renameColumn-example",
"author": "liquibase-docs",
"changes": [
{
"renameColumn": {
"catalogName": "cat",
"columnDataType": "int",
"newColumnName": "full_name",
"oldColumnName": "name",
"remarks": "A String",
"schemaName": "public",
"tableName": "person"
}
}]
}
}SQL Generated From Above Sample (MySQL)
ALTER TABLE cat.person CHANGE name full_name INT COMMENT 'A String';Database Support
| Database | Notes | Auto Rollback |
|---|---|---|
| DB2/LUW | Supported | Yes |
| DB2/z | Supported | Yes |
| Derby | Supported | Yes |
| Firebird | Supported | Yes |
| H2 | Supported | Yes |
| HyperSQL | Supported | Yes |
| INGRES | Supported | Yes |
| Informix | Supported | Yes |
| MariaDB | Supported | Yes |
| MySQL | Supported | Yes |
| Oracle | Supported | Yes |
| PostgreSQL | Supported | Yes |
| SQL Server | Supported | Yes |
| SQLite | Not Supported | Yes |
| Sybase | Supported | Yes |
| Sybase Anywhere | Supported | Yes |