Thread: Q about function

Q about function

From

"Ben-Nes Michael"

Date:

10 January 2002, 11:26:44

Hi All

What mean the:
RETURNS OPAQUE

in create function ?
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Re: Q about function

From

Bruce Momjian

Date:

10 January 2002, 15:56:53

> What mean the:
> RETURNS OPAQUE
>
> in create function ?

The sort answer is that it returns a data type that is internal and not
exported to PostgreSQL users;  usually it is some type of internal value
used by other parts of the system.

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