# 36.3. information\_schema\_catalog\_name

`information_schema_catalog_name` is a table that always contains one row and one column containing the name of the current database (current catalog, in SQL terminology).

#### **Table 36.1. `information_schema_catalog_name` Columns**

| <p>Column Type</p><p>Description</p>                                                                                            |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><code>catalog\_name</code> <code>sql\_identifier</code></p><p>Name of the database that contains this information schema</p> |