Re: Functions returning setof record -- can I use a table type as my return type hint? - Mailing list pgsql-general

On 08/12/2011 10:04 AM, George MacKerron wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I have a function returning setof record. The name of a table it acts on is one of its input variables, and its
outputis a set of rows from that table. E.g. for simplicity, imagine it's this pointless function: 
>
> create or replace function select_all_from(table_name text)
> returns setof record as $$
> declare
> begin
>   return query execute 'select * from ' || quote_ident(table_name);
> end
> $$ language 'plpgsql' stable;
>
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returns setof table-name