CREATE TABLE t_8114 (a int) ENGINE = INNODB; ALTER TABLE t_8114 ADD b INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a) VIRTUAL; SELECT NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_SYS_TABLES WHERE NAME LIKE "%t_8114"; NAME test/t_8114 SELECT NAME, POS, MTYPE, PRTYPE, LEN FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_SYS_COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_ID IN (SELECT TABLE_ID FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_SYS_TABLES WHERE NAME LIKE "%t_8114"); NAME POS MTYPE PRTYPE LEN a 0 6 1027 4 b 65537 6 9219 4 INSERT INTO t_8114 VALUES (9, default); INSERT INTO t_8114 VALUES (3, default); INSERT INTO t_8114 VALUES (1, default); INSERT INTO t_8114 VALUES (5, default); SELECT * FROM t_8114; a b 9 9 3 3 1 1 5 5 DROP TABLE t_8114; CREATE TABLE t_8114 (Column_1 CHAR(5) GENERATED ALWAYS AS (PI()+5), Column_2 CHAR(5)) engine=innodb; SELECT NAME, FLAG, N_COLS FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_SYS_TABLES WHERE NAME LIKE "%t_8114"; NAME FLAG N_COLS test/t_8114 33 4 SELECT NAME, POS, MTYPE, PRTYPE, LEN FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_SYS_COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_ID IN (SELECT TABLE_ID FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_SYS_TABLES WHERE NAME LIKE "%t_8114"); NAME POS MTYPE PRTYPE LEN Column_2 0 2 524542 5 Column_1 65536 2 532734 5 INSERT INTO t_8114 VALUES (default, "aa"); INSERT INTO t_8114 VALUES (default, "bb"); INSERT INTO t_8114 VALUES (default, "ee"); INSERT INTO t_8114 VALUES (default, "pp"); SELECT * FROM t_8114; Column_1 Column_2 8.142 aa 8.142 bb 8.142 ee 8.142 pp ALTER TABLE t_8114 DROP Column_1; SELECT NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_SYS_TABLES WHERE NAME LIKE "%t_8114"; NAME test/t_8114 SELECT NAME, POS, MTYPE, PRTYPE, LEN FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_SYS_COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_ID IN (SELECT TABLE_ID FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_SYS_TABLES WHERE NAME LIKE "%t_8114"); NAME POS MTYPE PRTYPE LEN Column_2 0 2 524542 5 SELECT * FROM t_8114; Column_2 aa bb ee pp DROP TABLE t_8114;