Re: [GENERAL] Is the row version available in SQL? - Mailing list pgsql-general

> On Jun 28, 2017, at 11:39 AM, Chris Travers <chris.travers@gmail.com> wrote:
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> For that, you could use xmin.  That tracks the transaction where the row first became visible.

> On Jun 28, 2017, at 4:34 PM, Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@gmail.com> wrote:
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> What you are describing is called 'optimistic locking’.  […]
> https://blog.2ndquadrant.com/postgresql-anti-patterns-read-modify-write-cycles/


Thanks, both answers helped.

Rob