Re: wishlist for 8.4

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Raphaël Jacquot <sxpert(at)sxpert(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: wishlist for 8.4
Date: 2008-02-14 16:06:42
Message-ID: 8678.1203005202@sss.pgh.pa.us
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=?UTF-8?B?UmFwaGHDq2wgSmFjcXVvdA==?= <sxpert(at)sxpert(dot)org> writes:
> so, I propose the use of
> NEW[variable_containing_the_column_name]
> (which can obviously be extended to any tuples)
> to allow such access.

> what do you experts think ?

Zero chance. plplgsql is a strongly typed language, and a construct
like that couldn't have any known-in-advance data type.

regards, tom lane

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