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# 44.39. `pg_ts_parser`

The `pg_ts_parser` catalog contains entries defining text search parsers. A parser is responsible for splitting input text into lexemes and assigning a token type to each lexeme. Since a parser must be implemented by C-language-level functions, creation of new parsers is restricted to database superusers.

PostgreSQL's text search features are described at length in Chapter 12.

Table 44-39. `pg_ts_parser` Columns

Name | Type | References | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
`prsname` | `name` |  | Text search parser name
`prsnamespace` | `oid` | ``pg_namespace`.oid` | The OID of the namespace that contains this parser
`prsstart` | `regproc` | ``pg_proc`.oid` | OID of the parser's startup function
`prstoken` | `regproc` | ``pg_proc`.oid` | OID of the parser's next-token function
`prsend` | `regproc` | ``pg_proc`.oid` | OID of the parser's shutdown function
`prsheadline` | `regproc` | ``pg_proc`.oid` | OID of the parser's headline function
`prslextype` | `regproc` | ``pg_proc`.oid` | OID of the parser's lextype function

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