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You can get information on your indexes from user_indexes.

SQL> desc user_indexes;
 Name                       Null?    Type
 ---------------------------

 INDEX_NAME                 NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
 INDEX_TYPE                          VARCHAR2(27)
 TABLE_OWNER                NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
 TABLE_NAME                 NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
 TABLE_TYPE                          VARCHAR2(11)
 UNIQUENESS                          VARCHAR2(9)
 COMPRESSION                         VARCHAR2(8)
 PREFIX_LENGTH                       NUMBER
 TABLESPACE_NAME                     VARCHAR2(30)
 INI_TRANS                           NUMBER
 MAX_TRANS                           NUMBER
 INITIAL_EXTENT                      NUMBER
 NEXT_EXTENT                         NUMBER
 MIN_EXTENTS                         NUMBER
 MAX_EXTENTS                         NUMBER
 PCT_INCREASE                        NUMBER
 PCT_THRESHOLD                       NUMBER
 INCLUDE_COLUMN                      NUMBER
 FREELISTS                           NUMBER
 FREELIST_GROUPS                     NUMBER
 PCT_FREE                            NUMBER
 LOGGING                             VARCHAR2(3)
 BLEVEL                              NUMBER
 LEAF_BLOCKS                         NUMBER
 DISTINCT_KEYS                       NUMBER
 AVG_LEAF_BLOCKS_PER_KEY             NUMBER
 AVG_DATA_BLOCKS_PER_KEY             NUMBER
 CLUSTERING_FACTOR                   NUMBER
 STATUS                              VARCHAR2(8)
 NUM_ROWS                            NUMBER
 SAMPLE_SIZE                         NUMBER
 LAST_ANALYZED                       DATE
 DEGREE                              VARCHAR2(40)
 INSTANCES                           VARCHAR2(40)
 PARTITIONED                         VARCHAR2(3)
 TEMPORARY                           VARCHAR2(1)
 GENERATED                           VARCHAR2(1)
 SECONDARY                           VARCHAR2(1)
 BUFFER_POOL                         VARCHAR2(7)
 USER_STATS                          VARCHAR2(3)
 DURATION                            VARCHAR2(15)
 PCT_DIRECT_ACCESS                   NUMBER
 ITYP_OWNER                          VARCHAR2(30)
 ITYP_NAME                           VARCHAR2(30)
 PARAMETERS                          VARCHAR2(1000)
 GLOBAL_STATS                        VARCHAR2(3)
 DOMIDX_STATUS                       VARCHAR2(12)
 DOMIDX_OPSTATUS                     VARCHAR2(6)
 FUNCIDX_STATUS                      VARCHAR2(8)
 JOIN_INDEX                          VARCHAR2(3)
 IOT_REDUNDANT_PKEY_ELIM             VARCHAR2(3)
 DROPPED                             VARCHAR2(3)

status Indicates whether the index is valid. Set to VALID or INVALID.

SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  5    Start_Date         DATE,
  6    End_Date           DATE,
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)
 10  )
 11  /

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2               values ('01','Jason',    'Martin',  to_date('19960725','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20060725','YYYYMMDD'), 1234.56, 'Toronto',  'Programmer')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('02','Alison',   'Mathews', to_date('19760321','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19860221','YYYYMMDD'), 6661.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('03','James',    'Smith',   to_date('19781212','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19900315','YYYYMMDD'), 6544.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('04','Celia',    'PRice',    to_date('19821024','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19990421','YYYYMMDD'), 2344.78, 'Vancouver','Manager')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('05','Robert',   'Black',   to_date('19840115','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980808','YYYYMMDD'), 2334.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values('06','Linda',    'Green',   to_date('19870730','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19960104','YYYYMMDD'), 4322.78,'New York',  'Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values('07','David',    'Larry',   to_date('19901231','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980212','YYYYMMDD'), 7897.78,'New York',  'Manager')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values('08','James',    'Cat',     to_date('19960917','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20020415','YYYYMMDD'), 1232.78,'Vancouver', 'Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
  2  /

ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------
01   Jason      Martin     25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer
02   Alison     Mathews    21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester
03   James      Smith      12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester
04   Celia      PRice      24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager
05   Robert     Black      15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester
06   Linda      Green      30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester
07   David      Larry      31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager
08   James      Cat        17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester

8 rows selected.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE INDEX employee_last_name_func_idx
  2  ON employee(UPPER(last_name));

Index created.

SQL> SELECT first_name, last_name
  2  FROM employee
  3  WHERE last_name = UPPER('PRICE');

no rows selected

SQL>
SQL> SELECT index_name, table_name, uniqueness, status
  2  FROM user_indexes
  3  WHERE table_name IN ('EMPLOYEE');

INDEX_NAME                     TABLE_NAME                     UNIQUENES STATUS
------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------- --------
EMPLOYEE_LAST_NAME_FUNC_IDX    EMPLOYEE                       NONUNIQUE VALID

SQL>
SQL> drop index employee_last_name_func_idx;

SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /

Table dropped.

SQL>
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30.82.user_indexes
30.82.1.Getting Information on Indexes
30.82.2.show parameter optimizer_index