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 role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
       <structfield>as_locator</structfield> <type>yes_or_no</type>
      </para>
      <para>
       Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
      </para></entry>
     </row>

     <row>
      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
       <structfield>parameter_name</structfield> <type>sql_identifier</type>
      </para>
      <para>
       Name of the parameter, or null if the parameter has no name
      </para></entry>
     </row>

     <row>
      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
       <structfield>data_type</structfield> <type>character_data</type>
      </para>
      <para>
       Data type of the parameter, if it is a built-in type, or
       <literal>ARRAY</literal> if it is some array (in that case, see
       the view <literal>element_types</literal>), else
       <literal>USER-DEFINED</literal> (in that case, the type is
       identified in <literal>udt_name</literal> and associated
       columns).
      </para></entry>
     </row>

     <row>
      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
       <structfield>character_maximum_length</structfield> <type>cardinal_number</type>
      </para>
      <para>
       Always null, since this information is not applied to parameter data types in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
      </para></entry>
     </row>

     <row>
      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
       <structfield>character_octet_length</structfield> <type>cardinal_number</type>
      </para>
      <para>
       Always null, since this information is not applied to parameter data types in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
      </para></entry>
     </row>

     <row>
      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
       <structfield>character_set_catalog</structfield> <type>sql_identifier</type>
      </para>
      <para>
       Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
      </para></entry>
     </row>

     <row>
      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
       <structfield>character_set_schema</structfield> <type>sql_identifier</type>
      </para>
      <para>
       Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
      </para></entry>
     </row>

     <row>
      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
       <structfield>character_set_name</structfield> <type>sql_identifier</type>
      </para>
      <para>
       Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
      </para></entry>
     </row>

     <row>
      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
       <structfield>collation_catalog</structfield> <type>sql_identifier</type>
      </para>
      <para>
       Always null, since this information is not applied to parameter data types in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
      </para></entry>
     </row>

     <row>
      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
       <structfield>collation_schema</structfield> <type>sql_identifier</type>
      </para>
      <para>
       Always null, since this information is not applied to parameter data types in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
      </para></entry>
     </row>

     <row>
      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
       <structfield>collation_name</structfield> <type>sql_identifier</type>
      </para>
      <para>
       Always null, since this information is not applied to parameter data types in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
      </para></entry>
     </row>

     <row>
      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
       <structfield>numeric_precision</structfield> <type>cardinal_number</type>
      </para>
      <para>
       Always

Title: Information Schema: Parameters View Columns
Summary
This section continues to describe the columns in the 'parameters' view, including details such as parameter name, data type, and various attributes, with many columns being null or not applicable in PostgreSQL, as they relate to features not supported by the database management system.