Class **Phalcon\\Db\\Index**
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*implements* :doc:`Phalcon\\Db\\IndexInterface <Phalcon_Db_IndexInterface>`

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Allows to define indexes to be used on tables. Indexes are a common way to enhance database performance. An index allows the database server to find and retrieve specific rows much faster than it could do without an index


Methods
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public  **getName** ()

Index name



public  **getColumns** ()

Index columns



public  **getType** ()

Index type



public  **__construct** (*unknown* $name, *array* $columns, [*unknown* $type])

Phalcon\\Db\\Index constructor



public static  **__set_state** (*array* $data)

Restore a Phalcon\\Db\\Index object from export