Information Schema VIEWS Table

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The Information Schema VIEWS table contains information about views. The SHOW VIEW privilege is required to view the table.

It has the following columns:

ColumnDescriptionAdded
TABLE_CATALOGAways def.
TABLE_SCHEMADatabase name containing the view.
TABLE_NAMEView table name.
VIEW_DEFINITIONDefinition of the view.
CHECK_OPTIONYES if the WITH CHECK_OPTION clause has been specified, NO otherwise.
IS_UPDATABLEWhether the view is updatable or not.
DEFINERAccount specified in the DEFINER clause (or the default when created).
SECURITY_TYPESQL SECURITY characteristic, either DEFINER or INVOKER.
CHARACTER_SET_CLIENTThe client character set when the view was created, from the session value of the character_set_client system variable.
COLLATION_CONNECTIONThe client collation when the view was created, from the session value of the collation_connection system variable.
ALGORITHMThe algorithm used in the view. See View Algorithms.MariaDB 10.1.3

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