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SPI\_getnspname — return the namespace of the specified relation

## Synopsis

char \* SPI\_getnspname(Relation _`rel`_)

## Description

`SPI_getnspname` returns a copy of the name of the namespace that the specified `Relation` belongs to. This is equivalent to the relation's schema. You should `pfree` the return value of this function when you are finished with it.

## Arguments

``Relation _`rel`_``

input relation

## Return Value

The name of the specified relation's namespace.

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