关于Oracle降序索引的定意及回溯

关于Oracle降序索引的定意及回溯
    降序索引本质上是FBI，其具体定义可以通过 user_ind_expressions 或dba_ind_expressions 查询。
那么同样的，降序索引只有在CBO下才能被使用。
Connected to
Oracle
9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.4.0
Connected as eygle
  
SQL> create table t as select * from dba_users;  
Table created  
SQL> create index idx_username_desc on t(username desc);  
Index created
  
SQL> select index_name,table_name,INDEX_TYPE from user_indexes where table_name=@#T@#;  
INDEX_NAME TABLE_NAME INDEX_TYPE
------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------
IDX_USERNAME_DESC T FUNCTION-BASED NORMAL
  
SQL> select column_name,column_position,descend from user_ind_columns
2 where table_name=@#T@#;  
COLUMN_NAME COLUMN_POSITION DESCEND
------------------------------ --------------- -------
SYS_NC00013$ 1 DESC  
SQL>
  
SQL> select * from user_ind_expressions where table_name=@#T@#;  
INDEX_NAME TABLE_NAME COLUMN_EXPRESSION COLUMN_POSITION
------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------
IDX_USERNAME_DESC T "USERNAME" 1