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51.14. pg_conversion
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51.14. pg_conversion

The catalog pg_conversion describes encoding conversion procedures. See CREATE CONVERSION for more information.

Table 51.14. pg_conversion Columns

Name Type References Description
oid oid   Row identifier (hidden attribute; must be explicitly selected)
conname name   Conversion name (unique within a namespace)
connamespace oid pg_namespace.oid The OID of the namespace that contains this conversion
conowner oid pg_authid.oid Owner of the conversion
conforencoding int4   Source encoding ID
contoencoding int4   Destination encoding ID
conproc regproc pg_proc.oid Conversion procedure
condefault bool   True if this is the default conversion

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