pg_rewrite

The pg_rewrite system catalog table stores rewrite rules for tables and views. pg_class.relhasrules must be true if a table has any rules in this catalog.

columntypereferencesdescription
rulenamename Rule name.
ev_classoidpg_class.oidThe table this rule is for.
ev_attrint2 The column this rule is for (currently, always zero to indicate the whole table).
ev_typechar Event type that the rule is for: 1 = SELECT, 2 = UPDATE, 3 = INSERT, 4 = DELETE.
is_insteadboolean True if the rule is an INSTEAD rule.
ev_qualtext Expression tree (in the form of a nodeToString() representation) for the rule’s qualifying condition.
ev_actiontext Query tree (in the form of a nodeToString() representation) for the rule’s action.

Parent topic: System Catalogs Definitions