Re: NODE - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Heikki Linnakangas
Subject Re: NODE
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Msg-id 54AAE6E8.9010006@vmware.com
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In response to NODE  (Ravi Kiran <ravi.kolanpaka@gmail.com>)
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On 01/05/2015 09:28 PM, Ravi Kiran wrote:
> hi,
>
> I am going through the hashjoin algorithm in postgres. I find a function
> ExecHashjoin , which is called each time a new tuple is required by the
> hash join *Node.*
>
> could someone explain what exactly node mean in  postgres.

See src/backend/nodes/. It's a mechanism that imitates class inheritance 
in object-oriented languages. Node is the superclass that everything 
else inherits from. Every Node type supports some basic operations like 
copy, equals and serialization to/from text.

- Heikki




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