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31.15. domains

The view domains contains all domains defined in the current database.

Table 31-13. domains Columns

Name Data Type Description
domain_catalog sql_identifier Name of the database that contains the domain (always the current database)
domain_schema sql_identifier Name of the schema that contains the domain
domain_name sql_identifier Name of the domain
data_type character_data Data type of the domain, if it is a built-in type, or ARRAY if it is some array (in that case, see the view element_types), else USER-DEFINED (in that case, the type is identified in udt_name and associated columns).
character_maximum_length cardinal_number If the domain has a character or bit string type, the declared maximum length; null for all other data types or if no maximum length was declared.
character_octet_length cardinal_number If the domain has a character type, the maximum possible length in octets (bytes) of a datum (this should not be of concern to PostgreSQL users); null for all other data types.
character_set_catalog sql_identifier Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL
character_set_schema sql_identifier Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL
character_set_name sql_identifier Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL
collation_catalog sql_identifier Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL
collation_schema sql_identifier Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL
collation_name sql_identifier Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL
numeric_precision cardinal_number If the domain has a numeric type, this column contains the (declared or implicit) precision of the type for this column. The precision indicates the number of significant digits. It may be expressed in decimal (base 10) or binary (base 2) terms, as specified in the column numeric_precision_radix. For all other data types, this column is null.
numeric_precision_radix cardinal_number If the domain has a numeric type, this column indicates in which base the values in the columns numeric_precision and numeric_scale are expressed. The value is either 2 or 10. For all other data types, this column is null.
numeric_scale cardinal_number If the domain has an exact numeric type, this column contains the (declared or implicit) scale of the type for this column. The scale indicates the number of significant digits to the right of the decimal point. It may be expressed in decimal (base 10) or binary (base 2) terms, as specified in the column numeric_precision_radix. For all other data types, this column is null.
datetime_precision cardinal_number If the domain has a date, time, or interval type, the declared precision; null for all other data types or if no precision was declared.
interval_type character_data Not yet implemented
interval_precision character_data Not yet implemented
domain_default character_data Default expression of the domain
udt_catalog sql_identifier Name of the database that the domain data type is defined in (always the current database)
udt_schema sql_identifier Name of the schema that the domain data type is defined in
udt_name sql_identifier Name of the domain data type
scope_catalog sql_identifier Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL
scope_schema sql_identifier Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL
scope_name sql_identifier Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL
maximum_cardinality cardinal_number Always null, because arrays always have unlimited maximum cardinality in PostgreSQL
dtd_identifier sql_identifier An identifier of the data type descriptor of the domain, unique among the data type descriptors pertaining to the domain (which is trivial, because a domain only contains one data type descriptor). This is mainly useful for joining with other instances of such identifiers. (The specific format of the identifier is not defined and not guaranteed to remain the same in future versions.)

 
 
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