Dean Rasheed <dean.a.rasheed@gmail.com> writes:
> On 17 May 2014 13:25, Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater@gmx.net> wrote:
>> when playing with 9.4 beta I noticed that the result of pg_get_viewdef()
>> will not include the new WITH CHECK OPTION clause when the view was created
>> using it.
> Yes, that's correct. pg_get_viewdef() only returns the underlying
> SELECT command for a view. This does not include any of the view's
> WITH parameters (check option and/or security barrier flag), because
> they aren't allowed in a SELECT statement.
> The additional parameters are held in pg_class.reloptions, and can be
> displayed from psql using \d+
I have to concur with the OP that this seems like a pretty darn weird
design choice. reloptions are for nonstandard PG-specific options, not
for SQL-spec-mandated syntax. What was the rationale for doing it like
that?
regards, tom lane
