Re: pg_settings view - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pg_settings view
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Msg-id 27912.1029028899@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: pg_settings view  (Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com>)
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Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com> writes:
> For a similar reason I was thinking that only the system view should be
> documented, not the function. Is that the right thing to do?

Probably so.  Given the notational inconvenience of having to specify
the RECORD output type, I can't see much reason why people would want
to call the function directly, as opposed to selecting from the view.

            regards, tom lane

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