@@ -13930,6 +13930,10 @@ SELECT pg_type_is_visible('myschema.widget'::regtype);
1393013930 <primary>pg_describe_object</primary>
1393113931 </indexterm>
1393213932
13933+ <indexterm>
13934+ <primary>pg_identify_object</primary>
13935+ </indexterm>
13936+
1393313937 <indexterm>
1393413938 <primary>pg_get_constraintdef</primary>
1393513939 </indexterm>
@@ -14029,6 +14033,11 @@ SELECT pg_type_is_visible('myschema.widget'::regtype);
1402914033 <entry><type>text</type></entry>
1403014034 <entry>get description of a database object</entry>
1403114035 </row>
14036+ <row>
14037+ <entry><literal><function>pg_identify_object(<parameter>catalog_id</parameter> <type>oid</>, <parameter>object_id</parameter> <type>oid</>, <parameter>object_sub_id</parameter> <type>integer</>)</function></literal></entry>
14038+ <entry><parameter>type</> <type>text</>, <parameter>schema</> <type>text</>, <parameter>name</> <type>text</>, <parameter>identity</> <type>text</></entry>
14039+ <entry>get identity of a database object</entry>
14040+ </row>
1403214041 <row>
1403314042 <entry><literal><function>pg_get_constraintdef(<parameter>constraint_oid</parameter>)</function></literal></entry>
1403414043 <entry><type>text</type></entry>
@@ -14273,12 +14282,30 @@ SELECT pg_type_is_visible('myschema.widget'::regtype);
1427314282 </para>
1427414283
1427514284 <para>
14276- <function>pg_describe_object</function> returns a description of a database
14285+ <function>pg_describe_object</function> returns a textual description of a database
1427714286 object specified by catalog OID, object OID and a (possibly zero) sub-object ID.
14287+ This description is intended to be human-readable, and might be translated,
14288+ depending on server configuration.
1427814289 This is useful to determine the identity of an object as stored in the
1427914290 <structname>pg_depend</structname> catalog.
1428014291 </para>
1428114292
14293+ <para>
14294+ <function>pg_identify_object</function> returns a row containing enough information
14295+ to uniquely identify the database object specified by catalog OID, object OID and a
14296+ (possibly zero) sub-object ID. This information is intended to be machine-readable,
14297+ and is never translated.
14298+ <parameter>type</> identifies the type of database object;
14299+ <parameter>schema</> is the schema name that the object belongs in, or
14300+ <literal>NULL</> for object types that do not belong to schemas;
14301+ <parameter>name</> is the name of the object, quoted if necessary, only
14302+ present if it can be used (alongside schema name, if pertinent) as an unique
14303+ identifier of the object, otherwise <literal>NULL</>;
14304+ <parameter>identity</> is the complete object identity, with the precise format
14305+ depending on object type, and each part within the format being
14306+ schema-qualified and quoted as necessary.
14307+ </para>
14308+
1428214309 <para>
1428314310 <function>pg_typeof</function> returns the OID of the data type of the
1428414311 value that is passed to it. This can be helpful for troubleshooting or
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