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- The view <code class="literal">sequences</code> contains all sequences
- defined in the current database. Only those sequences are shown
- that the current user has access to (by way of being the owner or
- having some privilege).
- </p><div class="table" id="id-1.7.6.47.3"><p class="title"><strong>Table 36.41. <code class="literal">sequences</code> Columns</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="sequences 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">sequence_catalog</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>Name of the database that contains the sequence (always the current database)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">sequence_schema</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>Name of the schema that contains the sequence</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">sequence_name</code></td><td><code class="type">sql_identifier</code></td><td>Name of the sequence</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">data_type</code></td><td><code class="type">character_data</code></td><td>
- The data type of the sequence.
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">numeric_precision</code></td><td><code class="type">cardinal_number</code></td><td>
- This column contains the (declared or implicit) precision of
- the sequence data type (see above). 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>.
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">numeric_precision_radix</code></td><td><code class="type">cardinal_number</code></td><td>
- 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.
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">numeric_scale</code></td><td><code class="type">cardinal_number</code></td><td>
- This column contains the (declared or implicit) scale of the
- sequence data type (see above). 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>.
- </td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">start_value</code></td><td><code class="type">character_data</code></td><td>The start value of the sequence</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">minimum_value</code></td><td><code class="type">character_data</code></td><td>The minimum value of the sequence</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">maximum_value</code></td><td><code class="type">character_data</code></td><td>The maximum value of the sequence</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">increment</code></td><td><code class="type">character_data</code></td><td>The increment of the sequence</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">cycle_option</code></td><td><code class="type">yes_or_no</code></td><td><code class="literal">YES</code> if the sequence cycles, else <code class="literal">NO</code></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /><p>
- Note that in accordance with the SQL standard, the start, minimum,
- maximum, and increment values are returned as character strings.
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