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3 The view <code class="literal">element_types</code> contains the data type
4 descriptors of the elements of arrays. When a table column, composite-type attribute,
5 domain, function parameter, or function return value is defined to
6 be of an array type, the respective information schema view only
7 contains <code class="literal">ARRAY</code> in the column
8 <code class="literal">data_type</code>. To obtain information on the element
9 type of the array, you can join the respective view with this view.
10 For example, to show the columns of a table with data types and
11 array element types, if applicable, you could do:
12 </p><pre class="programlisting">
13 SELECT c.column_name, c.data_type, e.data_type AS element_type
14 FROM information_schema.columns c LEFT JOIN information_schema.element_types e
15 ON ((c.table_catalog, c.table_schema, c.table_name, 'TABLE', c.dtd_identifier)
16 = (e.object_catalog, e.object_schema, e.object_name, e.object_type, e.collection_type_identifier))
17 WHERE c.table_schema = '...' AND c.table_name = '...'
18 ORDER BY c.ordinal_position;
20 This view only includes objects that the current user has access
21 to, by way of being the owner or having some privilege.
22 </p><div class="table" id="id-1.7.6.28.3"><p class="title"><strong>Table 35.22. <code class="structname">element_types</code> Columns</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="element_types Columns" border="1"><colgroup><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
27 </p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
28 <code class="structfield">object_catalog</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
31 Name of the database that contains the object that uses the
32 array being described (always the current database)
33 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
34 <code class="structfield">object_schema</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
37 Name of the schema that contains the object that uses the array
39 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
40 <code class="structfield">object_name</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
43 Name of the object that uses the array being described
44 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
45 <code class="structfield">object_type</code> <code class="type">character_data</code>
48 The type of the object that uses the array being described: one
49 of <code class="literal">TABLE</code> (the array is used by a column of
50 that table), <code class="literal">USER-DEFINED TYPE</code> (the array is
51 used by an attribute of that composite type),
52 <code class="literal">DOMAIN</code> (the array is used by that domain),
53 <code class="literal">ROUTINE</code> (the array is used by a parameter or
54 the return data type of that function).
55 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
56 <code class="structfield">collection_type_identifier</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
59 The identifier of the data type descriptor of the array being
60 described. Use this to join with the
61 <code class="literal">dtd_identifier</code> columns of other information
63 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
64 <code class="structfield">data_type</code> <code class="type">character_data</code>
67 Data type of the array elements, if it is a built-in type, else
68 <code class="literal">USER-DEFINED</code> (in that case, the type is
69 identified in <code class="literal">udt_name</code> and associated
71 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
72 <code class="structfield">character_maximum_length</code> <code class="type">cardinal_number</code>
75 Always null, since this information is not applied to array element data types in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
76 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
77 <code class="structfield">character_octet_length</code> <code class="type">cardinal_number</code>
80 Always null, since this information is not applied to array element data types in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
81 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
82 <code class="structfield">character_set_catalog</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
85 Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
86 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
87 <code class="structfield">character_set_schema</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
90 Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
91 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
92 <code class="structfield">character_set_name</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
95 Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
96 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
97 <code class="structfield">collation_catalog</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
100 Name of the database containing the collation of the element
101 type (always the current database), null if default or the data
102 type of the element is not collatable
103 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
104 <code class="structfield">collation_schema</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
107 Name of the schema containing the collation of the element
108 type, null if default or the data type of the element is not
110 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
111 <code class="structfield">collation_name</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
114 Name of the collation of the element type, null if default or
115 the data type of the element is not collatable
116 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
117 <code class="structfield">numeric_precision</code> <code class="type">cardinal_number</code>
120 Always null, since this information is not applied to array element data types in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
121 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
122 <code class="structfield">numeric_precision_radix</code> <code class="type">cardinal_number</code>
125 Always null, since this information is not applied to array element data types in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
126 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
127 <code class="structfield">numeric_scale</code> <code class="type">cardinal_number</code>
130 Always null, since this information is not applied to array element data types in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
131 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
132 <code class="structfield">datetime_precision</code> <code class="type">cardinal_number</code>
135 Always null, since this information is not applied to array element data types in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
136 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
137 <code class="structfield">interval_type</code> <code class="type">character_data</code>
140 Always null, since this information is not applied to array element data types in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
141 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
142 <code class="structfield">interval_precision</code> <code class="type">cardinal_number</code>
145 Always null, since this information is not applied to array element data types in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
146 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
147 <code class="structfield">udt_catalog</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
150 Name of the database that the data type of the elements is
151 defined in (always the current database)
152 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
153 <code class="structfield">udt_schema</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
156 Name of the schema that the data type of the elements is
158 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
159 <code class="structfield">udt_name</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
162 Name of the data type of the elements
163 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
164 <code class="structfield">scope_catalog</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
167 Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
168 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
169 <code class="structfield">scope_schema</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
172 Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
173 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
174 <code class="structfield">scope_name</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
177 Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
178 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
179 <code class="structfield">maximum_cardinality</code> <code class="type">cardinal_number</code>
182 Always null, because arrays always have unlimited maximum cardinality in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
183 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
184 <code class="structfield">dtd_identifier</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
187 An identifier of the data type descriptor of the element. This
188 is currently not useful.
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