Re: bugfix - VIP: variadic function ignore strict flag - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Pavel Stehule
Subject Re: bugfix - VIP: variadic function ignore strict flag
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Msg-id 162867791002091008m22494ffdqa2291103d1311d28@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: bugfix - VIP: variadic function ignore strict flag  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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2010/2/9 Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>:
> Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com> writes:
>> 2010/2/9 Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>:
>>> So what?  "variadic any" is different in a lot of ways.
>
>> implementation is different, but from users perspective there can not
>> be differences. I am not sure. From my programmer's view is all ok.
>> But I believe so from customer view, there can be a surprise - because
>> NULL value doesn't skip function call.
>
> It's going to be a bit surprising in any case.  If I write
>
>        foo(1, VARIADIC ARRAY[2, NULL])
>
> then what I'm passing is not a null, and so I'd be surprised if the
> function wasn't executed.

>
> I think we should just document this, not make a definitional change
> that seems as likely to break applications as fix them.

really I am not sure, what is good solution. Maybe can speak some other.

Pavel

>
>                        regards, tom lane
>


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