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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.162 2003/07/30 22:56:23 tgl Exp $ |
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PostgreSQL documentation |
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@ -6494,10 +6494,9 @@ SET search_path TO <replaceable>schema</> <optional>, <replaceable>schema</>, .. |
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<para> |
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The function <function>current_setting</function> yields the |
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current value of the setting <parameter>setting_name</parameter>, |
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as part of a query result. It corresponds to the |
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<acronym>SQL</acronym> command <command>SHOW</command>. An |
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example: |
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current value of the setting <parameter>setting_name</parameter>. |
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It corresponds to the <acronym>SQL</acronym> command |
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<command>SHOW</command>. An example: |
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<programlisting> |
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SELECT current_setting('datestyle'); |
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<primary>pg_get_constraintdef</primary> |
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</indexterm> |
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<indexterm zone="functions-misc"> |
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<primary>pg_get_expr</primary> |
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</indexterm> |
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<indexterm zone="functions-misc"> |
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<primary>pg_get_userbyid</primary> |
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</indexterm> |
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<function>pg_get_constraintdef</function> respectively |
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reconstruct the creating command for a view, rule, index, or |
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constraint. (Note that this is a decompiled reconstruction, not |
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the verbatim text of the command.) |
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the original text of the command.) Most of these come in two |
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variants, one of which can optionally <quote>pretty-print</> the result. |
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The pretty-printed form is more readable but is less likely to be |
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interpreted the same way by future versions of <productname>PostgreSQL</>; |
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avoid using pretty-printed output for dump purposes. |
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Passing <literal>false</> for the pretty-print parameter yields the |
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same result as the variant that does not have the parameter at all. |
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<function>pg_get_expr</function> decompiles the internal form of an |
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individual expression, such as the default value for a column. It |
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may be useful when examining the contents of system catalogs. |
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<function>pg_get_userbyid</function> |
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extracts a user's name given a user ID number. |
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</para> |
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<entry><type>text</type></entry> |
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<entry>get <command>CREATE VIEW</> command for view (<emphasis>deprecated</emphasis>)</entry> |
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</row> |
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<row> |
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_viewdef</function>(<parameter>view_name</parameter>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry> |
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<entry><type>text</type></entry> |
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<entry>get <command>CREATE VIEW</> command for view (<emphasis>deprecated</emphasis>)</entry> |
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</row> |
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<row> |
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_viewdef</function>(<parameter>view_oid</parameter>)</literal></entry> |
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<entry><type>text</type></entry> |
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<entry>get <command>CREATE VIEW</> command for view</entry> |
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</row> |
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<row> |
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_viewdef</function>(<parameter>view_oid</parameter>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry> |
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<entry><type>text</type></entry> |
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<entry>get <command>CREATE VIEW</> command for view</entry> |
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</row> |
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<row> |
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_ruledef</function>(<parameter>rule_oid</parameter>)</literal></entry> |
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<entry><type>text</type></entry> |
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<entry>get <command>CREATE RULE</> command for rule</entry> |
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</row> |
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<row> |
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_ruledef</function>(<parameter>rule_oid</parameter>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry> |
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<entry><type>text</type></entry> |
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<entry>get <command>CREATE RULE</> command for rule</entry> |
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</row> |
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<row> |
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_indexdef</function>(<parameter>index_oid</parameter>)</literal></entry> |
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<entry><type>text</type></entry> |
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<entry>get <command>CREATE INDEX</> command for index</entry> |
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</row> |
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<row> |
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_indexdef</function>(<parameter>index_oid</parameter>, <parameter>column_no</>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry> |
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<entry><type>text</type></entry> |
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<entry>get <command>CREATE INDEX</> command for index, |
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or definition of just one index column when |
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<parameter>column_no</> is not zero</entry> |
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</row> |
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<row> |
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<entry><function>pg_get_triggerdef</function>(<parameter>trigger_oid</parameter>)</entry> |
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<entry><type>text</type></entry> |
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<entry><type>text</type></entry> |
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<entry>get definition of a constraint</entry> |
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</row> |
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<row> |
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_constraintdef</function>(<parameter>constraint_oid</parameter>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry> |
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<entry><type>text</type></entry> |
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<entry>get definition of a constraint</entry> |
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</row> |
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<row> |
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_expr</function>(<parameter>expr_text</parameter>, <parameter>relation_oid</>)</literal></entry> |
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<entry><type>text</type></entry> |
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<entry>decompile internal form of an expression, assuming that any Vars |
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in it refer to the relation indicated by the second parameter</entry> |
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</row> |
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<row> |
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_expr</function>(<parameter>expr_text</parameter>, <parameter>relation_oid</>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry> |
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<entry><type>text</type></entry> |
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<entry>decompile internal form of an expression, assuming that any Vars |
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in it refer to the relation indicated by the second parameter</entry> |
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</row> |
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<row> |
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_userbyid</function>(<parameter>userid</parameter>)</literal></entry> |
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<entry><type>name</type></entry> |
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