Using RETURNING with INTO inside pgsql - Mailing list pgsql-general

Not really a question here, I just wanted to share my joy with the
group.  I'm loving the new RETURNING clause in PostgreSQL.  This is
really cool stuff ...

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CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "public"."testfunc" () RETURNS bigint AS
$body$
DECLARE
     my_var BIGINT;
BEGIN
     INSERT INTO tryit (col1, col2)
     VALUES ('a', 'b')
     RETURNING prikey
     INTO my_var;

     RETURN my_var;
END;
$body$
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE CALLED ON NULL INPUT SECURITY INVOKER;
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I never do anything this trivial inside a stored proc, but the point is
not what I'm doing but rather how it's done.  That RETURNING clause
really helps reduce the amount of SQL I have to write.  PostgreSQL 8.2.4
rocks!

-- Dante