51.29. pg_language
The catalog
pg_language
registers
languages in which you can write functions or stored procedures.
See
CREATE LANGUAGE
and
Chapter 41
for more information about language handlers.
Table 51.29.
pg_language
Columns
| Name | Type | References | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
oid
|
oid
|
Row identifier | |
lanname
|
name
|
Name of the language | |
lanowner
|
oid
|
|
Owner of the language |
lanispl
|
bool
|
This is false for internal languages (such as SQL ) and true for user-defined languages. Currently, pg_dump still uses this to determine which languages need to be dumped, but this might be replaced by a different mechanism in the future. | |
lanpltrusted
|
bool
|
True if this is a trusted language, which means that it is believed not to grant access to anything outside the normal SQL execution environment. Only superusers can create functions in untrusted languages. | |
lanplcallfoid
|
oid
|
|
For noninternal languages this references the language handler, which is a special function that is responsible for executing all functions that are written in the particular language |
laninline
|
oid
|
|
This references a function that is responsible for executing " inline " anonymous code blocks ( DO blocks). Zero if inline blocks are not supported. |
lanvalidator
|
oid
|
|
This references a language validator function that is responsible for checking the syntax and validity of new functions when they are created. Zero if no validator is provided. |
lanacl
|
aclitem[]
|
Access privileges; see Section 5.7 for details |