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53.14. pg_conversion
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53.14. pg_conversion

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

Table 53.14. pg_conversion Columns

Column Type

Description

oid oid

Row identifier

conname name

Conversion name (unique within a namespace)

connamespace oid (references pg_namespace.oid)

The OID of the namespace that contains this conversion

conowner oid (references pg_authid.oid)

Owner of the conversion

conforencoding int4

Source encoding ID (pg_encoding_to_char() can translate this number to the encoding name)

contoencoding int4

Destination encoding ID (pg_encoding_to_char() can translate this number to the encoding name)

conproc regproc (references pg_proc.oid)

Conversion function

condefault bool

True if this is the default conversion

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