Re: Function with default value not replacing old definition of the function - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

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Hi,

Le 11 déc. 08 à 16:22, Tom Lane a écrit :
> Yeah, we already bit this bullet with variadic functions --- if you
> have
>     myfunc(int, float)
>     myfunc(int, variadic float[])
> then it's ambiguous which one should be used for call "myfunc(11,
> 12.5)".
> The sanest answer I can see is "so, don't do that".


Is there any warning level message at CREATE FUNCTION time for the
user/dba to know he's doing something... border line, almost shooting
himself in the foot?

I'd really welcome such an error message as a reminder to consider
seriously such a choice, which would not be though out in lot of cases
I suppose.

Regards,
- --
dim




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