# The eXtremeSQL Metaindex Table

The eXtremeSQL Metaindex table is a system maintained table that contains description of indexes. It can be accessed through the SQL `select` statement.

The table columns have the following meanings:

TableName
The name of the database table (class)
IndexName
Name of the index
FieldName
Name of an indexed field
FieldPos
field_id number
Ascending
true if ascending
NonUnique
true if non-unique
Ordered
true if ordered