Syntax

SHOW CREATE VIEW view_name

Description

This statement shows a CREATE VIEW statement that creates the given view, as well as the character set used by the connection when the view was created. This statement also works with views.

SHOW CREATE VIEW quotes table, column and stored function names according to the value of the sql_quote_show_create server system variable.

Examples

SHOW CREATE VIEW example\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
                View: example
         Create View: CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` SQL
SECURITY DEFINER VIEW `example` AS (select `t`.`id` AS `id`,`t`.`s` AS `s` from
`t`)
character_set_client: cp850
collation_connection: cp850_general_ci

With sql_quote_show_create off:

SHOW CREATE VIEW example\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
                View: example
         Create View: CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED DEFINER=root@localhost SQL SECU
RITY DEFINER VIEW example AS (select t.id AS id,t.s AS s from t)
character_set_client: cp850
collation_connection: cp850_general_ci