36.53. tables
  The view
  
   tables
  
  contains all tables and views
   defined in the current database.  Only those tables and views are
   shown that the current user has access to (by way of being the
   owner or having some privilege).
 
   
    Table 36.51. 
    
     tables
    
    Columns
   
  
| Name | Data Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| 
        table_catalog
        | 
        sql_identifier
        | Name of the database that contains the table (always the current database) | 
| 
        table_schema
        | 
        sql_identifier
        | Name of the schema that contains the table | 
| 
        table_name
        | 
        sql_identifier
        | Name of the table | 
| 
        table_type
        | 
        character_data
        | Type of the table: 
        BASE TABLE
       for a
       persistent base table (the normal table type),
        VIEW
       for a view,
        FOREIGN
       for a foreign table, or
        LOCAL TEMPORARY
       for a temporary table | 
| 
        self_referencing_column_name
        | 
        sql_identifier
        | Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL | 
| 
        reference_generation
        | 
        character_data
        | Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL | 
| 
        user_defined_type_catalog
        | 
        sql_identifier
        | If the table is a typed table, the name of the database that contains the underlying data type (always the current database), else null. | 
| 
        user_defined_type_schema
        | 
        sql_identifier
        | If the table is a typed table, the name of the schema that contains the underlying data type, else null. | 
| 
        user_defined_type_name
        | 
        sql_identifier
        | If the table is a typed table, the name of the underlying data type, else null. | 
| 
        is_insertable_into
        | 
        yes_or_no
        | 
        YES
       if the table is insertable into,
        NO
       if not (Base tables are always insertable
       into, views not necessarily.) | 
| 
        is_typed
        | 
        yes_or_no
        | 
        YES
       if the table is a typed table,
        NO
       if not | 
| 
        commit_action
        | 
        character_data
        | Not yet implemented |