# shobj_description

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description: The shobj_description() function retrieves the comment associated with a shared database object.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/sql/sql-functions/other-functions/shobj-description.md -->

The [`shobj_description()`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-info.html#FUNCTIONS-INFO-CATALOG) is a comment information function that retrieves the comment associated with a shared database object.

## [](#syntax)Syntax

```text
shobj_description (object_oid, catalog_name) → text
```

## [](#parameters)Parameters

-   [`object_oid`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/datatype-oid.html): Specifies the object identifier (OID) of the shared object to retrieve the comment for.

-   [`catalog_name`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/catalogs.html): Specifies the name of the system catalog that contains the shared object.


## [](#restrictions)Restrictions

-   This implementation returns `NULL` when either parameter (`object_oid` or `catalog_name`) is `NULL`.