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31.37. triggers

The view triggers contains all triggers defined in the current database that are owned by the current user. (The owner of the table is the owner of the trigger.)

Table 31-35. triggers Columns

NameData TypeDescription
trigger_catalogsql_identifierName of the database that contains the trigger (always the current database)
trigger_schemasql_identifierName of the schema that contains the trigger
trigger_namesql_identifierName of the trigger
event_manipulationcharacter_data Event that fires the trigger (INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE)
event_object_catalogsql_identifier Name of the database that contains the table that the trigger is defined on (always the current database)
event_object_schemasql_identifierName of the schema that contains the table that the trigger is defined on
event_object_tablesql_identifierName of the table that the trigger is defined on
action_ordercardinal_numberNot yet implemented
action_conditioncharacter_dataApplies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL
action_statementcharacter_data Statement that is executed by the trigger (currently always EXECUTE PROCEDURE function(...))
action_orientationcharacter_data Identifies whether the trigger fires once for each processed row or once for each statement (ROW or STATEMENT)
condition_timingcharacter_data Time at which the trigger fires (BEFORE or AFTER)
condition_reference_old_tablesql_identifierApplies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL
condition_reference_new_tablesql_identifierApplies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL

Triggers in PostgreSQL have two incompatibilities with the SQL standard that affect the representation in the information schema. First, trigger names are local to the table in PostgreSQL, rather than being independent schema objects. Therefore there may be duplicate trigger names defined in one schema, as long as they belong to different tables. (trigger_catalog and trigger_schema are really the values pertaining to the table that the trigger is defined on.) Second, triggers can be defined to fire on multiple events in PostgreSQL (e.g., ON INSERT OR UPDATE), whereas the SQL standard only allows one. If a trigger is defined to fire on multiple events, it is represented as multiple rows in the information schema, one for each type of event. As a consequence of these two issues, the primary key of the view triggers is really (trigger_catalog, trigger_schema, trigger_name, event_object_table, event_manipulation) instead of (trigger_catalog, trigger_schema, trigger_name), which is what the SQL standard specifies. Nonetheless, if you define your triggers in a manner that conforms with the SQL standard (trigger names unique in the schema and only one event type per trigger), this will not affect you.