In Cassandra, CREATE TABLE command is used to create a table. Here, column family is used to store data just like table in RDBMS.

So, you can say that CREATE TABLE command is used to create a column family in Cassandra.

Syntax:

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1. CREATE (TABLE | COLUMNFAMILY) <tablename>  
2. ('<column-definition>' , '<column-definition>')  
3. (WITH <option> AND <option>)   

Or

For declaring a primary key:

1. CREATE TABLE tablename(  
2.    column1 name datatype PRIMARYKEY,  
3.    column2 name data type,  
4.    column3 name data type.  
5.    )  

You can also define a primary key by using the following syntax:

1. Create table TableName  
2. (  
3. ColumnName DataType,  
4. ColumnName DataType,  
5. ColumnName DataType  
6. .  
7. .  
8. .  
9. Primary key(ColumnName)  
10. ) with PropertyName=PropertyValue;   

There are two types of primary keys:

1. Primary key (ColumnName)   

1. Primary key(ColumnName1,ColumnName2 . . .)    

Example:

Let's take an example to demonstrate the CREATE TABLE command.

Here, we are using already created Keyspace "javatpoint".

1. CREATE TABLE student(  
2.    student_id int PRIMARY KEY,  
3.    student_name text,  
4.    student_city text,  
5.    student_fees varint,  
6.    student_phone varint  
7.    );   

The table is created now. You can check it by using the following command.

1. SELECT * FROM student;  

• Single primary key: Use the following syntax for single primary key.
• Compound primary key: Use the following syntax for single primary key.