pg_language

The pg_language system catalog table registers languages in which you can write functions or stored procedures. It is populated by CREATE LANGUAGE.

column type references description
lanname name Name of the language.
lanowner oid pg_authid.oid Owner of the language.
lanispl boolean This 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.
lanpltrusted boolean True 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.
lanplcallfoid oid pg_proc.oid For noninternal languages this references the language handler, which is a special function that is responsible for executing all functions that are written in the particular language.
laninline oid pg_proc.oid This references a function that is responsible for executing inline anonymous code blocks (see the DO command). Zero if anonymous blocks are not supported.
lanvalidator oid pg_proc.oid This 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.
lanacl aclitem[] Access privileges for the language.

Parent topic: System Catalogs Definitions

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