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DB_COLLATION

Returns the collation setting of the current database.

Syntax

db_collation()

Return type

Returns a VARCHAR string representing the collation of the current database. Possible values are case_sensitive or case_insensitive.

Example

The following example returns the collation of the current database.

select db_collation();

db_collation
----------------
case_sensitive
(1 row)