Doubt about User-defined function. - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From sathiya moorthy
Subject Doubt about User-defined function.
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Msg-id 6534cdd0607150338j42f31e65vadfe975cb20cca2d@mail.gmail.com
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Responses Re: Doubt about User-defined function.  ("Aaron Bono" <postgresql@aranya.com>)
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       I have doubt about user-defined function returns value  : <br /><br />              *  why function returns(
accepts ) One attribute in the arguments of function/table, Otherwise it returns the whole record of the table.
Functionaccept more than arguments . <br />                       *   Why it doesn`t return more than one arguments in
thefunction (or) Attribute of that table. <br /><br />             *    Its like same as C-language function, Because
inC function returns one value (or) structure/array of characters. <br /><br />             *   My question is, In psql
user-definedfunction doesn`t returns more than one attribute. Is it possible (or) Not. <br /><br />      Some examples
:<br />             i)      create function com2(text,integer) returns text as ' select city.city from city,weather <br
/>                    where weather.city=$1 AND city.pop>$2' language sql; <br /><br />                     Res :
Returntype of the function is Text, As well as it is one of the argument of function. <br />
                             ( At the type of returning, why it doesn`t  also accepts integer ).             <br />
         ii)      create function usrs_tab(text,integer) returns city as 'select city.city,city.pop,city.state
from                                       city,weather  where weather.city=$1 AND city.pop>$2' language sql; <br
/><br/>                    Res : Return one  record from City table  ( table contains city, pop, state only ). <br
/><br/><br />                                                    Thanking you.<br clear="all" /><br />-- <br
/>sathiyamoorthy 

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