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pg_statistic_ext

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The catalog pg_statistic_ext holds definitions of extended planner statistics.

Kind
System catalogs
Columns in this snapshot
9
Definition source
English manual

Columns 9

ColumnTypeDescription / reference
oidoidRow identifier
stxrelidoidTable containing the columns described by this object
pg_class.oid
stxnamenameName of the statistics object
stxnamespaceoidThe OID of the namespace that contains this statistics object
pg_namespace.oid
stxowneroidOwner of the statistics object
pg_authid.oid
stxkeysint2vectorAn array of attribute numbers, indicating which table columns are covered by this statistics object; for example a value of 1 3 would mean that the first and the third table columns are covered
pg_attribute.attnum
stxstattargetint2stxstattarget controls the level of detail of statistics accumulated for this statistics object by ANALYZE. A zero value indicates that no statistics should be collected. A null value says to use the maximum of the statistics targets of the referenced columns, if set, or the system default statistics target. Positive values of stxstattarget determine the target number of “most common values” to collect.
stxkindchar[]An array containing codes for the enabled statistics kinds; valid values are: d for n-distinct statistics, f for functional dependency statistics, m for most common values (MCV) list statistics, and e for expression statistics
stxexprspg_node_treeExpression trees (in nodeToString() representation) for statistics object attributes that are not simple column references. This is a list with one element per expression. Null if all statistics object attributes are simple references.
Column history across versions
Version history 5
  1. PG 16 → 17changed
  2. PG 13 → 14changed
  3. PG 12 → 13changed
  4. PG 11 → 12changed
  5. PG 9.6 → 10added

Definition snapshot: english-manuals:cad887bb1ffa22cd4c7ae5f068f… · English manual source