Ühel kenal päeval, R, 2006-05-19 kell 11:24, kirjutas Jim C. Nasby:
> Something that's always bugged me is how horribly variables are handled
> in plpgsql, namely that if you have a variable and a field with the same
> name it can be extremely difficult to keep them seperated. Perhaps := vs
> = might be a way to keep it clear as to which is which...
I can't see how := helps here. Once you have fields, you are either in
SQL-land and always use = or have the fields selected into a type or
recors and can use record.field syntax.
> Though, a better way would probably just be to provide a built-in
> construct for referencing plpgsql variables, such as $.
Where is it exactly a problem which can't be solved simply by naming
your variables differently from fields?
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