James Robinson <jlrobins@socialserve.com> writes:
> Python's getattr() allows for dynamic lookup of attributes on an
> object, as in:
> inst = MyClass(x=12, y=24)
> v = getattr(inst, 'x')
> assert v == 12
> Oftentimes in writing data validating trigger functions, it'd be real
> handy to be able to do a similar thing in plpgsql
> Is there something in the internals which inherently prevent this?
plpgsql is strongly typed (much more so than python, anyway).
regards, tom lane
