35.54. tables

35.54. `tables`
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## 35.54. `tables` #

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 35.52. tables Columns

Column 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, `FOREIGN` for a foreign table, 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 If the table is a typed table, the name of the database that contains the underlying data type (always the current database), else null.
`user_defined_type_schema` sql_identifier If the table is a typed table, the name of the schema that contains the underlying data type, else null.
`user_defined_type_name` sql_identifier If the table is a typed table, the name of the underlying data type, else null.
`is_insertable_into` yes_or_no `YES` if the table is insertable into, `NO` if not (Base tables are always insertable into, views not necessarily.)
`is_typed` yes_or_no `YES` if the table is a typed table, `NO` if not
`commit_action` character_data Not yet implemented

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