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pg_language

The pg_language system catalog table registers languages in which you can write functions or stored procedures. See CREATE LANGUAGE for more information about language handlers.

columntypereferencesdescription
oidoidThe object ID
lannamenameName of the language
lanowneroidpg_authid.oidOwner of the language
lanisplbooleanThis 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 may be replaced by a different mechanism in the future.
lanpltrustedbooleanTrue 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 may create functions in untrusted languages.
lanplcallfoidoidpg_proc.oidFor noninternal languages this references the language handler, which is a special function that is responsible for running all functions that are written in the particular language.
laninlineoidpg_proc.oidThis references a function that is responsible for running inline anonymous code blocks (see the DO command). Zero if inline blocks are not supported.
lanvalidatoroidpg_proc.oidThis 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.
lanaclaclitem[]Access privileges for the language

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