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From Vinayak
Subject CONCAT function
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Msg-id 1409893231867-5817884.post@n5.nabble.com
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Responses Re: CONCAT function  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
List pgsql-general
Hello,

The pg_catalog.concat() is defined as STABLE function.

As per my understanding a STABLE function cannot modify the database and is
guaranteed to return the same results given the same arguments for all rows
within a single statement.
Example:
current_timestamp family of functions qualify as stable, since their values
do not change within a transaction.

An IMMUTABLE function cannot modify the database and is guaranteed to return
the same results given the same arguments forever.

why was STABLE preferred for concat() over IMMUTABLE?




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Vinayak,

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