The view tables contains all tables and views defined in the current database. Only those tables and views are shown that the current user has access to (by way of being the owner or having some privilege).
Table 33-39. tables Columns
| Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| table_catalog | sql_identifier | Name of the database that contains the table (always the current database) |
| table_schema | sql_identifier | Name of the schema that contains the table |
| table_name | sql_identifier | Name of the table |
| table_type | character_data | Type of the table: BASE TABLE for a persistent base table (the normal table type), VIEW for a view, or LOCAL TEMPORARY for a temporary table |
| self_referencing_column_name | sql_identifier | Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL |
| reference_generation | character_data | Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL |
| user_defined_type_catalog | sql_identifier | Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL |
| user_defined_type_schema | sql_identifier | Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL |
| user_defined_type_name | sql_identifier | Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL |
| is_insertable_into | character_data | YES if the table is insertable into, NO if not (Base tables are always insertable into, views not necessarily.) |
| is_typed | character_data | Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL |
| commit_action | character_data | If the table is a temporary table, then PRESERVE, else null. (The SQL standard defines other commit actions for temporary tables, which are not supported by PostgreSQL.) |