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- The view <code class="literal">attributes</code> contains information about
- the attributes of composite data types defined in the database.
- (Note that the view does not give information about table columns,
- which are sometimes called attributes in PostgreSQL contexts.)
- Only those attributes are shown that the current user has access to (by way
- of being the owner of or having some privilege on the type).
- </p><div class="table" id="id-1.7.6.10.3"><p class="title"><strong>Table 36.4. <code class="literal">attributes</code> Columns</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="attributes Columns" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Data Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">udt_catalog</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>Name of the database containing the data type (always the current database)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">udt_schema</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>Name of the schema containing the data type</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">udt_name</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>Name of the data type</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">attribute_name</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>Name of the attribute</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">ordinal_position</code></td><td><code class="type">cardinal_number</code></td><td>Ordinal position of the attribute within the data type (count starts at 1)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">attribute_default</code></td><td><code class="type">character_data</code></td><td>Default expression of the attribute</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">is_nullable</code></td><td><code class="type">yes_or_no</code></td><td>
- <code class="literal">YES</code> if the attribute is possibly nullable,
- <code class="literal">NO</code> if it is known not nullable.
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">data_type</code></td><td><code class="type">character_data</code></td><td>
- Data type of the attribute, if it is a built-in type, or
- <code class="literal">ARRAY</code> if it is some array (in that case, see
- the view <code class="literal">element_types</code>), else
- <code class="literal">USER-DEFINED</code> (in that case, the type is
- identified in <code class="literal">attribute_udt_name</code> and
- associated columns).
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">character_maximum_length</code></td><td><code class="type">cardinal_number</code></td><td>
- If <code class="literal">data_type</code> identifies a character or bit
- string type, the declared maximum length; null for all other
- data types or if no maximum length was declared.
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">character_octet_length</code></td><td><code class="type">cardinal_number</code></td><td>
- If <code class="literal">data_type</code> identifies a character type,
- the maximum possible length in octets (bytes) of a datum; null
- for all other data types. The maximum octet length depends on
- the declared character maximum length (see above) and the
- server encoding.
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">character_set_catalog</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span></td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">character_set_schema</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span></td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">character_set_name</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span></td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">collation_catalog</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>
- Name of the database containing the collation of the attribute
- (always the current database), null if default or the data type
- of the attribute is not collatable
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">collation_schema</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>
- Name of the schema containing the collation of the attribute,
- null if default or the data type of the attribute is not
- collatable
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">collation_name</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>
- Name of the collation of the attribute, null if default or the
- data type of the attribute is not collatable
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">numeric_precision</code></td><td><code class="type">cardinal_number</code></td><td>
- If <code class="literal">data_type</code> identifies a numeric type, this
- column contains the (declared or implicit) precision of the
- type for this attribute. The precision indicates the number of
- significant digits. It can be expressed in decimal (base 10)
- or binary (base 2) terms, as specified in the column
- <code class="literal">numeric_precision_radix</code>. For all other data
- types, this column is null.
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">numeric_precision_radix</code></td><td><code class="type">cardinal_number</code></td><td>
- If <code class="literal">data_type</code> identifies a numeric type, this
- column indicates in which base the values in the columns
- <code class="literal">numeric_precision</code> and
- <code class="literal">numeric_scale</code> are expressed. The value is
- either 2 or 10. For all other data types, this column is null.
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">numeric_scale</code></td><td><code class="type">cardinal_number</code></td><td>
- If <code class="literal">data_type</code> identifies an exact numeric
- type, this column contains the (declared or implicit) scale of
- the type for this attribute. The scale indicates the number of
- significant digits to the right of the decimal point. It can
- be expressed in decimal (base 10) or binary (base 2) terms, as
- specified in the column
- <code class="literal">numeric_precision_radix</code>. For all other data
- types, this column is null.
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">datetime_precision</code></td><td><code class="type">cardinal_number</code></td><td>
- If <code class="literal">data_type</code> identifies a date, time,
- timestamp, or interval type, this column contains the (declared
- or implicit) fractional seconds precision of the type for this
- attribute, that is, the number of decimal digits maintained
- following the decimal point in the seconds value. For all
- other data types, this column is null.
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">interval_type</code></td><td><code class="type">character_data</code></td><td>
- If <code class="literal">data_type</code> identifies an interval type,
- this column contains the specification which fields the
- intervals include for this attribute, e.g., <code class="literal">YEAR TO
- MONTH</code>, <code class="literal">DAY TO SECOND</code>, etc. If no
- field restrictions were specified (that is, the interval
- accepts all fields), and for all other data types, this field
- is null.
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">interval_precision</code></td><td><code class="type">cardinal_number</code></td><td>
- Applies to a feature not available
- in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
- (see <code class="literal">datetime_precision</code> for the fractional
- seconds precision of interval type attributes)
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">attribute_udt_catalog</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>
- Name of the database that the attribute data type is defined in
- (always the current database)
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">attribute_udt_schema</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>
- Name of the schema that the attribute data type is defined in
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">attribute_udt_name</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>
- Name of the attribute data type
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">scope_catalog</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span></td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">scope_schema</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span></td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">scope_name</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span></td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">maximum_cardinality</code></td><td><code class="type">cardinal_number</code></td><td>Always null, because arrays always have unlimited maximum cardinality in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span></td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">dtd_identifier</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>
- An identifier of the data type descriptor of the column, unique
- among the data type descriptors pertaining to the table. This
- is mainly useful for joining with other instances of such
- identifiers. (The specific format of the identifier is not
- defined and not guaranteed to remain the same in future
- versions.)
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">is_derived_reference_attribute</code></td><td><code class="type">yes_or_no</code></td><td>Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /><p>
- See also under <a class="xref" href="infoschema-columns.html" title="36.17. columns">Section 36.17</a>, a similarly
- structured view, for further information on some of the columns.
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