Constant and Macro
Table 1 lists the constants and macros that can be used in openGauss.
Table 1 Constant and macro
| Parameter | Description | Example | 
|---|
| CURRENT_CATALOG | Specifies the current database. | openGauss=# SELECT CURRENT_CATALOG;
current_database
------------------
openGauss
(1 row) | 
| CURRENT_ROLE | Specifies the current user. | openGauss=# SELECT CURRENT_ROLE;
current_user
--------------
omm
(1 row) | 
| CURRENT_SCHEMA | Specifies the current database schema. | openGauss=# SELECT CURRENT_SCHEMA;
current_schema
----------------
public
(1 row) | 
| CURRENT_USER | Specifies the current user. | openGauss=# SELECT CURRENT_USER;
current_user
--------------
omm
(1 row) | 
| LOCALTIMESTAMP | Specifies the current session time (without time zone). | openGauss=# SELECT LOCALTIMESTAMP;
         timestamp
----------------------------
2015-10-10 15:37:30.968538
(1 row) | 
| NULL | This parameter is left blank. | N/A | 
| SESSION_USER | Specifies the current system user. | openGauss=# SELECT SESSION_USER;
session_user
--------------
omm
(1 row) | 
| SYSDATE | Specifies the current system date. | openGauss=# SELECT SYSDATE;
sysdate
---------------------
2015-10-10 15:48:53
(1 row) | 
| USER | Specifies the current user, also called CURRENT_USER. | openGauss=# SELECT USER;
current_user
--------------
omm
(1 row) | 
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