PMA\libraries\Table::isView PHP Method

    public function isView()
    {
        $db = $this->_db_name;
        $table = $this->_name;
        if (empty($db) || empty($table)) {
            return false;
        }
        // use cached data or load information with SHOW command
        if ($this->_dbi->getCachedTableContent(array($db, $table)) != null || $GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['DisableIS']) {
            $type = $this->getStatusInfo('TABLE_TYPE');
            return $type == 'VIEW' || $type == 'SYSTEM VIEW';
        }
        // information_schema tables are 'SYSTEM VIEW's
        if ($db == 'information_schema') {
            return true;
        }
        // query information_schema
        $result = $this->_dbi->fetchResult("SELECT TABLE_NAME\n            FROM information_schema.VIEWS\n            WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = '" . $GLOBALS['dbi']->escapeString($db) . "'\n                AND TABLE_NAME = '" . $GLOBALS['dbi']->escapeString($table) . "'");
        return $result ? true : false;
    }

 /**
  * Set the content that needs to be shown in message
  *
  * @param string  $sorted_column_message the message for sorted column
  * @param array   $analyzed_sql_results  the analyzed query
  * @param integer $total                 the total number of rows returned by
  *                                       the SQL query without any
  *                                       programmatically appended LIMIT clause
  * @param integer $pos_next              the offset for next page
  * @param string  $pre_count             the string renders before row count
  * @param string  $after_count           the string renders after row count
  *
  * @return Message $message an object of Message
  *
  * @access  private
  *
  * @see     getTable()
  */
 private function _setMessageInformation($sorted_column_message, $analyzed_sql_results, $total, $pos_next, $pre_count, $after_count)
 {
     $unlim_num_rows = $this->__get('unlim_num_rows');
     // To use in isset()
     if (!empty($analyzed_sql_results['statement']->limit)) {
         $first_shown_rec = $analyzed_sql_results['statement']->limit->offset;
         $row_count = $analyzed_sql_results['statement']->limit->rowCount;
         if ($row_count < $total) {
             $last_shown_rec = $first_shown_rec + $row_count - 1;
         } else {
             $last_shown_rec = $first_shown_rec + $total - 1;
         }
     } elseif ($_SESSION['tmpval']['max_rows'] == self::ALL_ROWS || $pos_next > $total) {
         $first_shown_rec = $_SESSION['tmpval']['pos'];
         $last_shown_rec = $total - 1;
     } else {
         $first_shown_rec = $_SESSION['tmpval']['pos'];
         $last_shown_rec = $pos_next - 1;
     }
     $table = new Table($this->__get('table'), $this->__get('db'));
     if ($table->isView() && $total == $GLOBALS['cfg']['MaxExactCountViews']) {
         $message = Message::notice(__('This view has at least this number of rows. ' . 'Please refer to %sdocumentation%s.'));
         $message->addParam('[doc@cfg_MaxExactCount]');
         $message->addParam('[/doc]');
         $message_view_warning = Util::showHint($message);
     } else {
         $message_view_warning = false;
     }
     $message = Message::success(__('Showing rows %1s - %2s'));
     $message->addParam($first_shown_rec);
     if ($message_view_warning !== false) {
         $message->addParam('... ' . $message_view_warning, false);
     } else {
         $message->addParam($last_shown_rec);
     }
     $message->addMessage('(');
     if ($message_view_warning === false) {
         if (isset($unlim_num_rows) && $unlim_num_rows != $total) {
             $message_total = Message::notice($pre_count . __('%1$d total, %2$d in query'));
             $message_total->addParam($total);
             $message_total->addParam($unlim_num_rows);
         } else {
             $message_total = Message::notice($pre_count . __('%d total'));
             $message_total->addParam($total);
         }
         if (!empty($after_count)) {
             $message_total->addMessage($after_count);
         }
         $message->addMessage($message_total, '');
         $message->addMessage(', ', '');
     }
     $message_qt = Message::notice(__('Query took %01.4f seconds.') . ')');
     $message_qt->addParam($this->__get('querytime'));
     $message->addMessage($message_qt, '');
     if (!is_null($sorted_column_message)) {
         $message->addMessage($sorted_column_message, '');
     }
     return $message;
 }