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SPI_returntuple
  
  Name
SPI_returntuple -- prepare to return a
  tuple as a Datum
 
  
  Synopsis
  
HeapTupleHeader SPI_returntuple(HeapTuple row, TupleDesc rowdesc)
 
  
  Description
  SPI_returntuple makes a copy of
  a row in the upper executor context, returning it in the form of
  a row type Datum. The returned pointer need
  only be converted to Datum via PointerGetDatum before returning.
  Note that this should be used for functions that are declared
  to return composite types. It is not used for triggers; use
  SPI_copytuple for returning a
  modified row in a trigger.
 
  
  Arguments
  
    
      - HeapTuple row
 
      - 
        
row to be copied
       
      - TupleDesc rowdesc
 
      - 
        
descriptor for row (pass the same descriptor each time
        for most effective caching)
       
    
   
 
  
  Return Value
  HeapTupleHeader pointing to copied row;
  NULL only if row or rowdesc is
  NULL