PG_INHERITS
PG_INHERITS records information about table inheritance hierarchies. There is one entry for each direct child table in the database. Indirect inheritance can be determined by following chains of entries.
Name | Type | Reference | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
inhrelid | oid | oid in PG_CLASS | OID of a child table |
inhparent | oid | oid in PG_CLASS | OID of a parent table |
inhseqno | integer | - | If there is more than one direct parent for a child table (multiple inheritances), this number tells the order in which the inherited columns are to be arranged. The count starts at 1. |
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