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>44.13. <TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_constraint</TT
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>   The catalog <TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_constraint</TT
> stores check, primary key, unique, and foreign
   key constraints on tables.  (Column constraints are not treated
   specially.  Every column constraint is equivalent to some table
   constraint.)  Not-null constraints are represented in the
   <TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_attribute</TT
> catalog.
  </P
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>   Check constraints on domains are stored here, too.
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>Table 44-13. <TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_constraint</TT
> Columns</B
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>Type</TH
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>References</TH
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>Description</TH
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><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>conname</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>name</TT
></TD
><TD
>&nbsp;</TD
><TD
>Constraint name (not necessarily unique!)</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>connamespace</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>oid</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
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CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_namespace</TT
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>.oid</TT
></TD
><TD
>       The OID of the namespace that contains this constraint
      </TD
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><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>contype</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>char</TT
></TD
><TD
>&nbsp;</TD
><TD
>        <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>c</TT
> = check constraint,
        <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>f</TT
> = foreign key constraint,
        <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>p</TT
> = primary key constraint,
        <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>u</TT
> = unique constraint
      </TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>condeferrable</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>bool</TT
></TD
><TD
>&nbsp;</TD
><TD
>Is the constraint deferrable?</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>condeferred</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>bool</TT
></TD
><TD
>&nbsp;</TD
><TD
>Is the constraint deferred by default?</TD
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><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>conrelid</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>oid</TT
></TD
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
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>pg_class</TT
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>.oid</TT
></TD
><TD
>The table this constraint is on; 0 if not a table constraint</TD
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><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>contypid</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>oid</TT
></TD
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
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CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_type</TT
></A
>.oid</TT
></TD
><TD
>The domain this constraint is on; 0 if not a domain constraint</TD
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><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>confrelid</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>oid</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
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>.oid</TT
></TD
><TD
>If a foreign key, the referenced table; else 0</TD
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><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>confupdtype</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>char</TT
></TD
><TD
>&nbsp;</TD
><TD
>Foreign key update action code</TD
></TR
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><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>confdeltype</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>char</TT
></TD
><TD
>&nbsp;</TD
><TD
>Foreign key deletion action code</TD
></TR
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><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>confmatchtype</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>char</TT
></TD
><TD
>&nbsp;</TD
><TD
>Foreign key match type</TD
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><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>conkey</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>int2[]</TT
></TD
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
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><TT
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>pg_attribute</TT
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>.attnum</TT
></TD
><TD
>If a table constraint, list of columns which the constraint constrains</TD
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><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>confkey</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>int2[]</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
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><TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_attribute</TT
></A
>.attnum</TT
></TD
><TD
>If a foreign key, list of the referenced columns</TD
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><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>conpfeqop</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>oid[]</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
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><TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_operator</TT
></A
>.oid</TT
></TD
><TD
>If a foreign key, list of the equality operators for PK = FK comparisons</TD
></TR
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><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>conppeqop</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>oid[]</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
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><TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_operator</TT
></A
>.oid</TT
></TD
><TD
>If a foreign key, list of the equality operators for PK = PK comparisons</TD
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><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>conffeqop</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>oid[]</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
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><TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
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>.oid</TT
></TD
><TD
>If a foreign key, list of the equality operators for FK = FK comparisons</TD
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><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>conbin</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>text</TT
></TD
><TD
>&nbsp;</TD
><TD
>If a check constraint, an internal representation of the expression</TD
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><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>consrc</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
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>text</TT
></TD
><TD
>&nbsp;</TD
><TD
>If a check constraint, a human-readable representation of the expression</TD
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>Note: </B
>    <TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>consrc</TT
> is not updated when referenced objects
    change; for example, it won't track renaming of columns.  Rather than
    relying on this field, it's best to use <CODE
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>pg_get_constraintdef()</CODE
>
    to extract the definition of a check constraint.
   </P
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>Note: </B
>    <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>pg_class.relchecks</TT
> needs to agree with the
    number of check-constraint entries found in this table for each
    relation.
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