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FUNCTIONS / SYSTEM INFORMATION FUNCTIONS AND OPERATORS

pg_current_snapshot

Read PG 18 manual ↗

Returns a current snapshot, a data structure showing which transaction IDs are now in-progress.

Signatures & examples

pg_current_snapshot () → pg_snapshot
Returns a current snapshot, a data structure showing which transaction IDs are now in-progress. Only top-level transaction IDs are included in the snapshot; subtransaction IDs are not shown; see Section 67.3 for details.
Version history 4
  1. PG 17 → 18changed
  2. PG 16 → 17changed
  3. PG 15 → 16changed
  4. PG 12 → 13added

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