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   The view <code class="literal">tables</code> 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).
  </p><div class="table" id="id-1.7.6.58.3"><p class="title"><strong>Table 37.52. <code class="structname">tables</code> Columns</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="tables Columns" border="1"><colgroup><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
       Column Type
      </p>
      <p>
       Description
      </p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
       <code class="structfield">table_catalog</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
      </p>
      <p>
       Name of the database that contains the table (always the current database)
      </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
       <code class="structfield">table_schema</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
      </p>
      <p>
       Name of the schema that contains the table
      </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
       <code class="structfield">table_name</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
      </p>
      <p>
       Name of the table
      </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
       <code class="structfield">table_type</code> <code class="type">character_data</code>
      </p>
      <p>
       Type of the table: <code class="literal">BASE TABLE</code> for a
       persistent base table (the normal table type),
       <code class="literal">VIEW</code> for a view, <code class="literal">FOREIGN</code>
       for a foreign table, or
       <code class="literal">LOCAL TEMPORARY</code> for a temporary table
      </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
       <code class="structfield">self_referencing_column_name</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
      </p>
      <p>
       Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
      </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
       <code class="structfield">reference_generation</code> <code class="type">character_data</code>
      </p>
      <p>
       Applies to a feature not available in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
      </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
       <code class="structfield">user_defined_type_catalog</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
      </p>
      <p>
       If the table is a typed table, the name of the database that
       contains the underlying data type (always the current
       database), else null.
      </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
       <code class="structfield">user_defined_type_schema</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
      </p>
      <p>
       If the table is a typed table, the name of the schema that
       contains the underlying data type, else null.
      </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
       <code class="structfield">user_defined_type_name</code> <code class="type">sql_identifier</code>
      </p>
      <p>
       If the table is a typed table, the name of the underlying data
       type, else null.
      </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
       <code class="structfield">is_insertable_into</code> <code class="type">yes_or_no</code>
      </p>
      <p>
       <code class="literal">YES</code> if the table is insertable into,
       <code class="literal">NO</code> if not (Base tables are always insertable
       into, views not necessarily.)
      </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
       <code class="structfield">is_typed</code> <code class="type">yes_or_no</code>
      </p>
      <p>
       <code class="literal">YES</code> if the table is a typed table, <code class="literal">NO</code> if not
      </p></td></tr><tr><td class="catalog_table_entry"><p class="column_definition">
       <code class="structfield">commit_action</code> <code class="type">character_data</code>
      </p>
      <p>
       Not yet implemented
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