PostgreSQL/Sequence/Sequence Value

Get next sequence value

postgres=# -- Creation of a sequence
postgres=#
postgres=# CREATE SEQUENCE shipments_ship_id_seq START 200 INCREMENT 1;
CREATE SEQUENCE
postgres=#
postgres=# -- Select the next number from a sequence with the nextval() function:
postgres=#
postgres=# SELECT nextval ("shipments_ship_id_seq");
 nextval
---------
     200
(1 row)
postgres=#
postgres=#
postgres=# drop sequence shipments_ship_id_seq;
DROP SEQUENCE
postgres=#

Get sequence last value and increment_by

postgres=# CREATE SEQUENCE myseq MINVALUE 0;
CREATE SEQUENCE
postgres=#
postgres=# SELECT last_value, increment_by FROM myseq;
 last_value | increment_by
------------+--------------
          0 |            1
(1 row)
postgres=#
postgres=# drop sequence myseq;
DROP SEQUENCE
postgres=#

Get sequence next value

postgres=# CREATE SEQUENCE myseq MINVALUE 0;
CREATE SEQUENCE
postgres=# -- Incrementing a sequence
postgres=#
postgres=# SELECT nextval("myseq");
 nextval
---------
       0
(1 row)
postgres=#
postgres=# SELECT nextval("myseq");
 nextval
---------
       1
(1 row)
postgres=#
postgres=# drop sequence myseq;
DROP SEQUENCE
postgres=#

Reference sequence value in insert statement

postgres=# CREATE TABLE employee (
postgres(#     ID         int,
postgres(#     name       varchar(10),
postgres(#     salary     real,
postgres(#     start_date date,
postgres(#     city       varchar(10),
postgres(#     region     char(1)
postgres(# );
CREATE TABLE
postgres=#
postgres=# insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
postgres-#               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W");
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
postgres-#               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N");
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
postgres-#               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W");
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
postgres-#               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N");
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
postgres-#               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W");
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
postgres-#               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N");
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
postgres-#               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W");
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
postgres-#               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N");
INSERT 0 1
postgres=# insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
postgres-#               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W");
INSERT 0 1
postgres=#
postgres=# select * from employee;
 id |  name  | salary | start_date |   city    | region
----+--------+--------+------------+-----------+--------
  1 | Jason  |  40420 | 1994-02-01 | New York  | W
  2 | Robert |  14420 | 1995-01-02 | Vancouver | N
  3 | Celia  |  24020 | 1996-12-03 | Toronto   | W
  4 | Linda  |  40620 | 1997-11-04 | New York  | N
  5 | David  |  80026 | 1998-10-05 | Vancouver | W
  6 | James  |  70060 | 1999-09-06 | Toronto   | N
  7 | Alison |  90620 | 2000-08-07 | New York  | W
  8 | Chris  |  26020 | 2001-07-08 | Vancouver | N
  9 | Mary   |  60020 | 2002-06-09 | Toronto   | W
(9 rows)
postgres=#
postgres=# -- Creation of a sequence
postgres=#
postgres=# CREATE SEQUENCE myseq START 200 INCREMENT 1;
CREATE SEQUENCE
postgres=#
postgres=# INSERT INTO employee (id)VALUES (nextval("myseq"));
INSERT 0 1
postgres=#
postgres=# select * from employee;
 id  |  name  | salary | start_date |   city    | region
-----+--------+--------+------------+-----------+--------
   1 | Jason  |  40420 | 1994-02-01 | New York  | W
   2 | Robert |  14420 | 1995-01-02 | Vancouver | N
   3 | Celia  |  24020 | 1996-12-03 | Toronto   | W
   4 | Linda  |  40620 | 1997-11-04 | New York  | N
   5 | David  |  80026 | 1998-10-05 | Vancouver | W
   6 | James  |  70060 | 1999-09-06 | Toronto   | N
   7 | Alison |  90620 | 2000-08-07 | New York  | W
   8 | Chris  |  26020 | 2001-07-08 | Vancouver | N
   9 | Mary   |  60020 | 2002-06-09 | Toronto   | W
 200 |        |        |            |           |
(10 rows)
postgres=#
postgres=# drop sequence myseq;
DROP SEQUENCE
postgres=# drop table employee;
DROP TABLE
postgres=#
postgres=#

Reference sequence value in table creation statement

postgres=# -- Creation of a sequence
postgres=#
postgres=# CREATE SEQUENCE myseq START 200 INCREMENT 1;
CREATE SEQUENCE
postgres=#
postgres=# CREATE TABLE shipments (
postgres(#         id integer NOT NULL DEFAULT nextval("myseq"),
postgres(#         customer_id integer,
postgres(#         isbn text,
postgres(#         ship_date timestamp);
CREATE TABLE
postgres=#
postgres=#
postgres=# drop table shipments;
DROP TABLE
postgres=# drop sequence myseq;
DROP SEQUENCE
postgres=#