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InformationSchemaTable interface

The view tables contains all tables and views defined in the current database. Only those tables and views are shown that the current user has access to (by way of being the owner or having some privilege).

Signature:

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interface InformationSchemaTable

Properties

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

commit_action

any

Not yet implemented

is_insertable_into

YesNo

YES if the table is insertable into, NO if not (Base tables are always insertable into, views not necessarily.)

is_typed

YesNo

YES if the table is a typed table, NO if not

reference_generation

string | null

Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL

self_referencing_column_name

string | null

Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL

table_catalog

string

Name of the database that contains the table (always the current database)

table_name

string

Name of the table

table_schema

string

Name of the schema that contains the table

table_type

"BASE TABLE" | "VIEW" | "FOREIGN" | "LOCAL TEMPORARY"

Type of the table: BASE TABLE for a persistent base table (the normal table type), VIEW for a view, FOREIGN for a foreign table, or LOCAL TEMPORARY for a temporary table

user_defined_type_catalog

string | null

If the table is a typed table, the name of the database that contains the underlying data type (always the current database), else null.

user_defined_type_name

string | null

If the table is a typed table, the name of the underlying data type, else null.

user_defined_type_schema

string | null

If the table is a typed table, the name of the schema that contains the underlying data type, else null.