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   3    The view <code class="literal">tables</code> contains all tables and views
   4    defined in the current database.  Only those tables and views are
   5    shown that the current user has access to (by way of being the
   6    owner or having some privilege).
   7   </p><div class="table" id="id-1.7.6.58.3"><p class="title"><strong>Table 35.52. <code class="structname">tables</code> Columns</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="tables Columns" border="1"><colgroup><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
   8        Column Type
   9       </p>
  10       <p>
  11        Description
  12       </p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
  13        <code class="structfield">table_catalog</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
  14       </p>
  15       <p>
  16        Name of the database that contains the table (always the current database)
  17       </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
  18        <code class="structfield">table_schema</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
  19       </p>
  20       <p>
  21        Name of the schema that contains the table
  22       </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
  23        <code class="structfield">table_name</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
  24       </p>
  25       <p>
  26        Name of the table
  27       </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
  28        <code class="structfield">table_type</code> <code class="type">character_data</code>
  29       </p>
  30       <p>
  31        Type of the table: <code class="literal">BASE TABLE</code> for a
  32        persistent base table (the normal table type),
  33        <code class="literal">VIEW</code> for a view, <code class="literal">FOREIGN</code>
  34        for a foreign table, or
  35        <code class="literal">LOCAL TEMPORARY</code> for a temporary table
  36       </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
  37        <code class="structfield">self_referencing_column_name</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
  38       </p>
  39       <p>
  40        Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
  41       </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
  42        <code class="structfield">reference_generation</code> <code class="type">character_data</code>
  43       </p>
  44       <p>
  45        Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
  46       </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
  47        <code class="structfield">user_defined_type_catalog</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
  48       </p>
  49       <p>
  50        If the table is a typed table, the name of the database that
  51        contains the underlying data type (always the current
  52        database), else null.
  53       </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
  54        <code class="structfield">user_defined_type_schema</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
  55       </p>
  56       <p>
  57        If the table is a typed table, the name of the schema that
  58        contains the underlying data type, else null.
  59       </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
  60        <code class="structfield">user_defined_type_name</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
  61       </p>
  62       <p>
  63        If the table is a typed table, the name of the underlying data
  64        type, else null.
  65       </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
  66        <code class="structfield">is_insertable_into</code> <code class="type">yes_or_no</code>
  67       </p>
  68       <p>
  69        <code class="literal">YES</code> if the table is insertable into,
  70        <code class="literal">NO</code> if not (Base tables are always insertable
  71        into, views not necessarily.)
  72       </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
  73        <code class="structfield">is_typed</code> <code class="type">yes_or_no</code>
  74       </p>
  75       <p>
  76        <code class="literal">YES</code> if the table is a typed table, <code class="literal">NO</code> if not
  77       </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
  78        <code class="structfield">commit_action</code> <code class="type">character_data</code>
  79       </p>
  80       <p>
  81        Not yet implemented
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