EXPLAIN Statements Using Views
EXPLAIN 显示的是 view 所引用的表和索引，而不是视图本身的名称。这是因为视图只是虚拟表，并不存储任何数据。视图的定义和语句的其余部分在 SQL 优化过程中会合并在一起。
从 bikeshare example database 可以看到，以下两个查询的执行方式类似：
ALTER TABLE trips ADD INDEX (duration);
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW long_trips AS SELECT * FROM trips WHERE duration > 3600;
EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM long_trips;
EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM trips WHERE duration > 3600;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (2 min 10.11 sec)
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.13 sec)
+--------------------------------+------------+-----------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| id | estRows | task | access object | operator info |
+--------------------------------+------------+-----------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| IndexLookUp_12 | 6372547.67 | root | | |
| ├─IndexRangeScan_10(Build) | 6372547.67 | cop[tikv] | table:trips, index:duration(duration) | range:(3600,+inf], keep order:false |
| └─TableRowIDScan_11(Probe) | 6372547.67 | cop[tikv] | table:trips | keep order:false |
+--------------------------------+------------+-----------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| id | estRows | task | access object | operator info |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| IndexLookUp_10 | 833219.37 | root | | |
| ├─IndexRangeScan_8(Build) | 833219.37 | cop[tikv] | table:trips, index:duration(duration) | range:(3600,+inf], keep order:false |
| └─TableRowIDScan_9(Probe) | 833219.37 | cop[tikv] | table:trips | keep order:false |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
同样，视图中的谓词会被下推到基础表中：
EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM long_trips WHERE bike_number = 'W00950';
EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM trips WHERE bike_number = 'W00950';
+--------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| id | estRows | task | access object | operator info |
+--------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| IndexLookUp_14 | 3.33 | root | | |
| ├─IndexRangeScan_11(Build) | 3333.33 | cop[tikv] | table:trips, index:duration(duration) | range:(3600,+inf], keep order:false, stats:pseudo |
| └─Selection_13(Probe) | 3.33 | cop[tikv] | | eq(bikeshare.trips.bike_number, "W00950") |
| └─TableRowIDScan_12 | 3333.33 | cop[tikv] | table:trips | keep order:false, stats:pseudo |
+--------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
+-------------------------+-------------+-----------+---------------+-------------------------------------------+
| id | estRows | task | access object | operator info |
+-------------------------+-------------+-----------+---------------+-------------------------------------------+
| TableReader_7 | 43.00 | root | | data:Selection_6 |
| └─Selection_6 | 43.00 | cop[tikv] | | eq(bikeshare.trips.bike_number, "W00950") |
| └─TableFullScan_5 | 19117643.00 | cop[tikv] | table:trips | keep order:false |
+-------------------------+-------------+-----------+---------------+-------------------------------------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
在上面第一个语句中，你可以看到索引被用来满足视图定义，然后在 TiDB 读取表行时应用了 bike_number = 'W00950'。在第二个语句中，没有索引满足语句，因此使用了 TableFullScan。
TiDB 会利用既满足视图定义又满足语句的索引。考虑以下复合索引：
ALTER TABLE trips ADD INDEX (bike_number, duration);
EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM long_trips WHERE bike_number = 'W00950';
EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM trips WHERE bike_number = 'W00950';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (2 min 31.20 sec)
+--------------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| id | estRows | task | access object | operator info |
+--------------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| IndexLookUp_13 | 63725.48 | root | | |
| ├─IndexRangeScan_11(Build) | 63725.48 | cop[tikv] | table:trips, index:bike_number(bike_number, duration) | range:("W00950" 3600,"W00950" +inf], keep order:false |
| └─TableRowIDScan_12(Probe) | 63725.48 | cop[tikv] | table:trips | keep order:false |
+--------------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
+-------------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| id | estRows | task | access object | operator info |
+-------------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| IndexLookUp_10 | 19117.64 | root | | |
| ├─IndexRangeScan_8(Build) | 19117.64 | cop[tikv] | table:trips, index:bike_number(bike_number, duration) | range:["W00950","W00950"], keep order:false |
| └─TableRowIDScan_9(Probe) | 19117.64 | cop[tikv] | table:trips | keep order:false |
+-------------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
在第一个语句中，TiDB 能够同时利用 (bike_number, duration) 这两个部分的复合索引。而在第二个语句中，只使用了索引 (bike_number, duration) 的第一个部分 bike_number。