Monday, 3 November 2025

Table Hints in SQL Server

Table hints are used to override the default behavior of query optimizer during the data manipulation language (DML) statement. It provides instruction to optimizer how to access the data from a table or view.

It is used with (With Clause).

Below are the common Table Hints.

Ø  Nolock

Ø  ReadPast

Ø  Updlock

Ø  Tablock

Ø  Tablockx

Ø  RowLock

Ø  PageLock

Ø  Xloc

Ø  HoldLock

Ø  Nowait

Ø  Index (Index – name)

Ø  Force seek

Ø  Forcescan

Ø  Read committed

Ø  Read committed lock

Ø  Read uncommitted

Ø  Reapeatableread

Ø  Snapshot

Ø  Keep Identity

Ø  Keep Default

Ø  Ignour_Constraints

Ø  Ignour_Triggers

Ø  Serializable

Ø  NoExpend

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