Thread: Is record handle available to a check constraint stored procedure call?

On 2012-03-23, Gauthier, Dave <dave.gauthier@intel.com> wrote:
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> I have a check constraint on a column.  The constraint decides pass/fail ba=
> sed on the returned status of a stored procedure call that returns either "=
> OK" or "NO".  So when the stored procedure is called, there's a living atte=
> mpt to insert or update a record.
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> Question:  Is there a handle on the record being inserted or updated?  Some=
> thing like what's available in a trigger function (new.col1, old.col2, etc.=
> ..)?  If so, what does it look like?

it looks like the name of the table

create function somefunc( a foo ) returns boolean as
$$ begin return a.id <> 7 ; end $$ language plpgsql;

alter table foo add check ( somefunc(foo));

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