Re: now() does not change within a transaction

Christoph Haller wrote:
> Hi pgsql-sql list,
> I did some testing around tables using a column
> timestamp with time zone not null default now().
> I have noticed a valuable feature:
> As long as being inside a transaction initiated by
> begin;
> the return value of the now() function does not change.
> Is this intended - as written in the documentation?
> Can I rely on it, so future releases of PostgreSQL
> will act the same.

Yes, this is intended and will not change.

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