What tables are in your database?
You don't have to rely solely on knowing what tables exist. Instead, you can query the pg_catalog.pg_tables to list all of the tables that exist in your database.
Of course, this will list every table, including system tables so ideally, you want to limit your results to the schema where your data resides which in this case is 'public'.
Note: This system table is specific to PostgreSQL but similar tables exist for other databases (see slides).
This exercise is part of the course
Applying SQL to Real-World Problems
Exercise instructions
- List the tables that exist in your database by querying the table:
pg_catalog.pg_tables. - Filter the query to ensure the result contains entries where the
schemanameis'public'.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
SELECT *
FROM ___
___;