The semantics for creating list partitions are very similar to those for creating range partitions. However, to create list partitions, you specify a PARTITION BY LIST clause in the CREATE TABLE statement, and the PARTITION clauses specify lists of literal values, which are the discrete values of the partitioning columns that qualify rows to be included in the partition. For list partitioning, the partitioning key can only be a single column name from the table.
Available only with list partitioning, you can use the keyword DEFAULT to describe the value list for a partition. This identifies a partition that accommodates rows that do not map into any of the other partitions.
As with range partitions, optional subclauses of a PARTITION clause can specify physical and other attributes specific to a partition segment. If not overridden at the partition level, partitions inherit the attributes of their parent table.
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