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3 The <code class="structname">pg_prepared_statements</code> view displays
4 all the prepared statements that are available in the current
5 session. See <a class="xref" href="sql-prepare.html" title="PREPARE"><span class="refentrytitle">PREPARE</span></a> for more information about prepared
8 <code class="structname">pg_prepared_statements</code> contains one row
9 for each prepared statement. Rows are added to the view when a new
10 prepared statement is created and removed when a prepared statement
11 is released (for example, via the <a class="link" href="sql-deallocate.html" title="DEALLOCATE"><code class="command">DEALLOCATE</code></a> command).
12 </p><div class="table" id="id-1.10.5.20.5"><p class="title"><strong>Table 53.16. <code class="structname">pg_prepared_statements</code> Columns</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="pg_prepared_statements Columns" border="1"><colgroup><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
17 </p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
18 <code class="structfield">name</code> <code class="type">text</code>
21 The identifier of the prepared statement
22 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
23 <code class="structfield">statement</code> <code class="type">text</code>
26 The query string submitted by the client to create this
27 prepared statement. For prepared statements created via SQL,
28 this is the <code class="command">PREPARE</code> statement submitted by
29 the client. For prepared statements created via the
30 frontend/backend protocol, this is the text of the prepared
32 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
33 <code class="structfield">prepare_time</code> <code class="type">timestamptz</code>
36 The time at which the prepared statement was created
37 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
38 <code class="structfield">parameter_types</code> <code class="type">regtype[]</code>
41 The expected parameter types for the prepared statement in the
42 form of an array of <code class="type">regtype</code>. The OID corresponding
43 to an element of this array can be obtained by casting the
44 <code class="type">regtype</code> value to <code class="type">oid</code>.
45 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
46 <code class="structfield">result_types</code> <code class="type">regtype[]</code>
49 The types of the columns returned by the prepared statement in the
50 form of an array of <code class="type">regtype</code>. The OID corresponding
51 to an element of this array can be obtained by casting the
52 <code class="type">regtype</code> value to <code class="type">oid</code>.
53 If the prepared statement does not provide a result (e.g., a DML
54 statement), then this field will be null.
55 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
56 <code class="structfield">from_sql</code> <code class="type">bool</code>
59 <code class="literal">true</code> if the prepared statement was created
60 via the <code class="command">PREPARE</code> SQL command;
61 <code class="literal">false</code> if the statement was prepared via the
62 frontend/backend protocol
63 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
64 <code class="structfield">generic_plans</code> <code class="type">int8</code>
67 Number of times generic plan was chosen
68 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
69 <code class="structfield">custom_plans</code> <code class="type">int8</code>
72 Number of times custom plan was chosen
73 </p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /><p>
74 The <code class="structname">pg_prepared_statements</code> view is read-only.
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