Re: RE : Is the use of array as PL/PGSQL function arguments - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: RE : Is the use of array as PL/PGSQL function arguments
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Msg-id 200310092341.h99NfZ420238@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to RE : Is the use of array as PL/PGSQL function arguments ?  ("Bruno BAGUETTE" <pgsql-ml@baguette.net>)
List pgsql-general
Added to TODO:

        o Allow PL/pgSQL to handle %TYPE arrays, e.g. tab.col%TYPE[]


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Bruno BAGUETTE wrote:
> > > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION myownfunction(members.id%TYPE[],
> > > events.id%TYPE) RETURNS BOOLEAN AS '
> >
> > You can certainly use arrays as arguments, but I don't think
> > you can combine %TYPE with [] like that.
>
> Thanks Tom for the information ! :-)
>
> When I create functions with %TYPE, PostgreSQL replies that it will
> convert the %TYPE with a VARCHAR (for example). So it could replace a
> %TYPE[] by a VARCHAR[] (in my example) ?
>
> It seems that this modification could be done easily, I will try to find
> in the source code to create this patch. (Without any warranties, I
> never done a patch for PostgreSQL).
>
> In the meantime, is it possible to add this feature in the TODO list ?
>
> Regards,
>
> ---------------------------------------
> Bruno BAGUETTE - pgsql-ml@baguette.net
>
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