From: Daniel Gustafsson <dgustafsson@postgresql.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:37:02 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: doc: Add getdatabaseencoding to function docs
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doc: Add getdatabaseencoding to function docs

The getdatabaseencoding function was added in bf00bbb0c494 in 1998 but
was never documented.  While mostly used in tests, there is no reason
not to document it as this function isn't going anywhere and is already
used in extensions.

Author: Ian Barwick <barwick@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>
Reviewed-by: surya poondla <suryapoondla4@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAB8KJ=ij+pznQGub=DkyJuKL=tC=Q=07qSahTyw7TLb0DdNJsg@mail.gmail.com
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func/func-string.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func/func-string.sgml
index 0786573d7be..fb7408ee014 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func/func-string.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func/func-string.sgml
@@ -753,6 +753,23 @@
        </para></entry>
       </row>
 
+      <row>
+       <entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
+        <indexterm>
+         <primary>getdatabaseencoding</primary>
+        </indexterm>
+        <function>getdatabaseencoding</function> ( )
+        <returnvalue>name</returnvalue>
+       </para>
+       <para>
+        Returns current database encoding name.
+       </para>
+       <para>
+        <literal>getdatabaseencoding()</literal>
+        <returnvalue>UTF8</returnvalue>
+       </para></entry>
+      </row>
+
       <row>
        <entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
         <indexterm>