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PG_VIEWS

PG_VIEWS displays basic information about each view in the database.

Table 1 PG_VIEWS columns

Column

Type

Reference

Description

schemaname

Name

PG_NAMESPACE.nspname

Name of the schema that contains the view

viewname

Name

PG_CLASS.relname

View name

viewowner

Name

PG_AUTHID.rolname

Owner of the view

definition

Text

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Definition of the view

Example

Query all the views in a specified schema.

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SELECT * FROM pg_views WHERE schemaname = 'myschema';
 schemaname | viewname | viewowner |                                    definition
------------+----------+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 myschema   | myview   | dbadmin   | SELECT  * FROM pg_tablespace WHERE (pg_tablespace.spcname = 'pg_default'::name);
 myschema   | v1       | dbadmin   | SELECT  * FROM t1 WHERE (t1.c1 > 200);
(2 rows)
Parent Topic: System Views