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VIEWS
Learn the `VIEWS` information_schema table.

VIEWS

The VIEWS table provides information about SQL views.

{{< copyable "sql" >}}

USE information_schema;
DESC views;
+----------------------+--------------+------+------+---------+-------+
| Field                | Type         | Null | Key  | Default | Extra |
+----------------------+--------------+------+------+---------+-------+
| TABLE_CATALOG        | varchar(512) | NO   |      | NULL    |       |
| TABLE_SCHEMA         | varchar(64)  | NO   |      | NULL    |       |
| TABLE_NAME           | varchar(64)  | NO   |      | NULL    |       |
| VIEW_DEFINITION      | longblob     | NO   |      | NULL    |       |
| CHECK_OPTION         | varchar(8)   | NO   |      | NULL    |       |
| IS_UPDATABLE         | varchar(3)   | NO   |      | NULL    |       |
| DEFINER              | varchar(77)  | NO   |      | NULL    |       |
| SECURITY_TYPE        | varchar(7)   | NO   |      | NULL    |       |
| CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT | varchar(32)  | NO   |      | NULL    |       |
| COLLATION_CONNECTION | varchar(32)  | NO   |      | NULL    |       |
+----------------------+--------------+------+------+---------+-------+
10 rows in set (0.00 sec)

{{< copyable "sql" >}}

CREATE VIEW test.v1 AS SELECT 1;
SELECT * FROM views\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
       TABLE_CATALOG: def
        TABLE_SCHEMA: test
          TABLE_NAME: v1
     VIEW_DEFINITION: SELECT 1
        CHECK_OPTION: CASCADED
        IS_UPDATABLE: NO
             DEFINER: root@127.0.0.1
       SECURITY_TYPE: DEFINER
CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT: utf8mb4
COLLATION_CONNECTION: utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Fields in the VIEWS table are described as follows:

  • TABLE_CATALOG: The name of the catalog to which the view belongs. This value is always def.
  • TABLE_SCHEMA: The name of the schema to which the view belongs.
  • TABLE_NAME: The view name.
  • VIEW_DEFINITION: The definition of view, which is made by the SELECT statement when the view is created.
  • CHECK_OPTION: The CHECK_OPTION value. The value options are NONE, CASCADE, and LOCAL.
  • IS_UPDATABLE: Whether UPDATE/INSERT/DELETE is applicable to the view. In TiDB, the value is always NO.
  • DEFINER: The name of the user who creates the view, which is in the format of 'user_name'@'host_name'.
  • SECURITY_TYPE: The value of SQL SECURITY. The value options are DEFINER and INVOKER.
  • CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT: The value of the character_set_client session variable when the view is created.
  • COLLATION_CONNECTION: The value of the collation_connection session variable when the view is created.