<secondary>enumerated (enum)</secondary>
</indexterm>
+ <indexterm zone="datatype-enum">
+ <primary>enumerated types</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
<para>
Enumerated (enum) types are data types that
are comprised of a static, predefined set of values with a
Spaces in the labels are significant, too.
</para>
+ <para>
+ The translations from internal enum values to textual labels are
+ kept in the system catalog
+ <link linkend="catalog-pg-enum"><structname>pg_enum</structname></link>.
+ Querying this catalog directly can be useful.
+ </para>
+
</sect2>
</sect1>