-- create table --

CREATE TABLE example(column1 INT,

column2 VARCHAR(20) DEFAULT 'default',
column3 SMALLINT NOT NULL,
column4 DECIMAL (10, 2),
PRIMARY KEY (column1, column3),
UNIQUE (column2),
FOREIGN KEY (column2) REFERENCES another_table(another_column));

-- add column/s --
ALTER TABLE example ADD column4 CHAR(1) NOT NULL;

-- alter column/s --
ALTER TABLE example ALTER COLUMN column2 VARCHAR(15);

-- drop column --
ALTER TABLE example DROP COLUMN column4;

-- drop table --
DROP TABLE example;

-- truncte table --
TRUNCATE TABLE example;

-- update table --
UPDATE example
SET column2 = 'Not a value' WHERE column2 IS NULL;

-- delete table--
DELETE FROM example WHERE column2 = 'Not a value';
DELETE example;

-- crearea sinonimului --
CREATE SYNONYM ex FOR example;

-- stergerea sinonimului --
DROP SYNONYM ex;

-- crearea viziunii --

-- schemabinding --
CREATE VIEW example_view (column1, column3) WITH SCHEMABINDING AS
SELECT column1, column3 FROM dbo.example;

-- check options --
CREATE VIEW example_view2 (column1, column3) AS
SELECT column1, column3 FROM dbo.example
WHERE column1 = column2
WITH CHECK OPTION;

-- with encryption --
CREATE VIEW example_view3 WITH ENCRYPTION AS
SELECT column1, column3 FROM dbo.example;

-- alter view --
ALTER VIEW example_view AS
SELECT column1, column2 FROM dbo.example;

-- add check constraint --

ALTER TABLE example
 ADD column4 INT
CONSTRAINT CHK_UN
CHECK (column4 <> 8);

-- create primary key in an existing table --

ALTER TABLE example
ADD CONSTRAINT PK PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED (column1);

-- drop constraint --
ALTER TABLE exampe
DROP CONSTRAINT PK;

--modify constraint properties --

ALTER TABLE <table_name>
{ ALTER | MODIFY } { CONSTRAINT <name> | PRIMARY KEY | { UNIQUE | FOREIGN KEY }
(<column_name>, [ ... ] ) }
{ [ [ NOT ] ENFORCED ] [ VALIDATE | NOVALIDATE ] };

-- create index --
CREATE INDEX example_index ON example (column2);
DROP INDEX IF EXISTS example_index ON example;
CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX example_index ON example (column2);