ADM_TAB_COLUMNS
ADM_TAB_COLUMNS displays information about the columns of tables. Each column of each table in the database has a row of data in ADM_TAB_COLUMNS. By default, only the SYSADMIN can access this view. Common users can access the view only after being authorized. This view exists in both PG_CATALOG and SYS schemas.
Name |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
owner |
character varying(64) |
Table owner. |
table_name |
character varying(64) |
Table name. |
column_name |
character varying(64) |
Column name. |
data_type |
character varying(128) |
Data type of the column. |
data_length |
integer |
Length of the column, in bytes. |
data_precision |
integer |
Precision of a data type. This column is valid for the numeric data type and NULL for other data types. |
data_scale |
integer |
Number of decimal places. This column is valid for the numeric data type and 0 for other data types. |
nullable |
bpchar |
Specifies whether a column can be empty (n for a primary key constraint or NOT NULL constraint). |
column_id |
integer |
Sequence number of the column when the table is created. |
avg_col_len |
numeric |
Average length of a column, in bytes. |
char_length |
numeric |
Column length (in characters) which is valid only for the varchar, nvarchar2, bpchar, and char types. |
comments |
text |
Comments. |
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