Information Schema VIEWS Table
The Information Schema VIEWS table contains information about views. The SHOW VIEW privilege is required to view the table.
It has the following columns:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
TABLE_CATALOG | Aways def. |
TABLE_SCHEMA | Database name containing the view. |
TABLE_NAME | View table name. |
VIEW_DEFINITION | Definition of the view. |
CHECK_OPTION | YES if the WITH CHECK_OPTION clause has been specified, NO otherwise. |
IS_UPDATABLE | Whether the view is updatable or not. |
DEFINER | Account specified in the DEFINER clause (or the default when created). |
SECURITY_TYPE | SQL SECURITY characteristic, either DEFINER or INVOKER. |
CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT | The client character set when the view was created, from the session value of the character_set_client system variable. |
COLLATION_CONNECTION | The client collation when the view was created, from the session value of the collation_connection system variable. |
ALGORITHM | The algorithm used in the view. See View Algorithms. |
Example
SELECT * FROM information_schema.VIEWS\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
TABLE_CATALOG: def
TABLE_SCHEMA: test
TABLE_NAME: v
VIEW_DEFINITION: select `test`.`t`.`qty` AS `qty`,`test`.`t`.`price` AS `price`,(`test`.`t`.`qty` * `test`.`t`.`price`) AS `value` from `test`.`t`
CHECK_OPTION: NONE
IS_UPDATABLE: YES
DEFINER: root@localhost
SECURITY_TYPE: DEFINER
CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT: utf8
COLLATION_CONNECTION: utf8_general_ci
ALGORITHM: UNDEFINED
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