28.3.4 The INFORMATION_SCHEMA CHARACTER_SETS Table (original) (raw)

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28.3.4 The INFORMATION_SCHEMA CHARACTER_SETS Table

The CHARACTER_SETS table provides information about available character sets.

The CHARACTER_SETS table has these columns:

• CHARACTER_SET_NAME
  The character set name.
• DEFAULT_COLLATE_NAME
  The default collation for the character set.
• DESCRIPTION
  A description of the character set.
• MAXLEN
  The maximum number of bytes required to store one character.

Notes

Character set information is also available from theSHOW CHARACTER SET statement. SeeSection 15.7.7.4, “SHOW CHARACTER SET Statement”. The following statements are equivalent:

SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.CHARACTER_SETS
  [WHERE CHARACTER_SET_NAME LIKE 'wild']

SHOW CHARACTER SET
  [LIKE 'wild']