Re: Plpgsql problem passing ROWTYPE to function - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Plpgsql problem passing ROWTYPE to function
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Msg-id 19933.1083295266@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Plpgsql problem passing ROWTYPE to function  ("Karl O. Pinc" <kop@meme.com>)
Responses Re: Plpgsql problem passing ROWTYPE to function
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"Karl O. Pinc" <kop@meme.com> writes:
> What a drag.  The documentation says it supports this.

No it doesn't ...

>   "Parameters to a function can be composite types (complete table
> rows). In that case, the corresponding identifier $n will be a row
> variable, and fields can be selected from it, for example $1.user_id."

That says that a parameter passed *into* a plpgsql function can be a
rowtype, not that plpgsql supports doing something with the whole-row
variable in function calls it makes.

I agree it's a drag :-(

            regards, tom lane

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