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3 The view <code class="literal">table_constraints</code> contains all
4 constraints belonging to tables that the current user owns or has
5 some privilege other than <code class="literal">SELECT</code> on.
6 </p><div class="table" id="id-1.7.6.56.3"><p class="title"><strong>Table 35.50. <code class="structname">table_constraints</code> Columns</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="table_constraints Columns" border="1"><colgroup><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
11 </p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
12 <code class="structfield">constraint_catalog</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
15 Name of the database that contains the constraint (always the current database)
16 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
17 <code class="structfield">constraint_schema</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
20 Name of the schema that contains the constraint
21 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
22 <code class="structfield">constraint_name</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
25 Name of the constraint
26 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
27 <code class="structfield">table_catalog</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
30 Name of the database that contains the table (always the current database)
31 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
32 <code class="structfield">table_schema</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
35 Name of the schema that contains the table
36 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
37 <code class="structfield">table_name</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
41 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
42 <code class="structfield">constraint_type</code> <code class="type">character_data</code>
45 Type of the constraint: <code class="literal">CHECK</code> (includes not-null constraints),
46 <code class="literal">FOREIGN KEY</code>, <code class="literal">PRIMARY KEY</code>,
47 or <code class="literal">UNIQUE</code>
48 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
49 <code class="structfield">is_deferrable</code> <code class="type">yes_or_no</code>
52 <code class="literal">YES</code> if the constraint is deferrable, <code class="literal">NO</code> if not
53 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
54 <code class="structfield">initially_deferred</code> <code class="type">yes_or_no</code>
57 <code class="literal">YES</code> if the constraint is deferrable and initially deferred, <code class="literal">NO</code> if not
58 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
59 <code class="structfield">enforced</code> <code class="type">yes_or_no</code>
62 <code class="literal">YES</code> if the constraint is enforced, <code class="literal">NO</code> if not
63 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
64 <code class="structfield">nulls_distinct</code> <code class="type">yes_or_no</code>
67 If the constraint is a unique constraint, then <code class="literal">YES</code>
68 if the constraint treats nulls as distinct or <code class="literal">NO</code> if
69 it treats nulls as not distinct, otherwise null for other types of
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