<para>
The catalog <structname>pg_inherits</structname> records information about
- table inheritance hierarchies. There is one entry for each direct
- parent-child table relationship in the database. (Indirect inheritance can be determined
- by following chains of entries.)
+ table and index inheritance hierarchies. There is one entry for each direct
+ parent-child table or index relationship in the database. (Indirect
+ inheritance can be determined by following chains of entries.)
</para>
<table>
(references <link linkend="catalog-pg-class"><structname>pg_class</structname></link>.<structfield>oid</structfield>)
</para>
<para>
- The OID of the child table
+ The OID of the child table or index
</para></entry>
</row>
(references <link linkend="catalog-pg-class"><structname>pg_class</structname></link>.<structfield>oid</structfield>)
</para>
<para>
- The OID of the parent table
+ The OID of the parent table or index
</para></entry>
</row>
If there is more than one direct parent for a child table (multiple
inheritance), this number tells the order in which the
inherited columns are to be arranged. The count starts at 1.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Indexes can not have multiple inheritance, since they can only inherit
+ when using declarative partitioning.
</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>