Re: Objects in schemas question - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Objects in schemas question
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Msg-id 23885.1072805106@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Objects in schemas question  (Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
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Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au> writes:
> 1. What objects can possibly appear in the pg_temp* schemas?  Is it just 
> tables, views and sequences?

Indexes ... row types for tables ...

> 2. As above, but the pg_toast schema.  Tables only here?

Ditto.

> 3. Am I guaranteed that a temp schema is 'pg_temp_*' and a toast one is 
> 'pg_toast' and vice versa?

Yes.

> 4. What about information_schema?  Is it always just going to be tables, 
> views, functions and domains?

Wouldn't count on it.

> Can people create weird non-standard stuff in those schemas?

Certainly, wherefore you probably really shouldn't assume anything.
        regards, tom lane


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