Re: Function with default value?

From: Daniel CAUNE <d(dot)caune(at)free(dot)fr>
To: 'Tom Lane' <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Function with default value?
Date: 2006-01-30 03:40:46
Message-ID: 0ITV00K44LNX4C10@VL-MO-MR002.ip.videotron.ca
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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Tom Lane [mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us]
> Envoyé : dimanche 29 janvier 2006 10:48
> À : Daniel CAUNE
> Cc : pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Objet : Re: [SQL] Function with default value?
>
> Daniel CAUNE <d(dot)caune(at)free(dot)fr> writes:
> > Is it possible to define a function with some default values?
> > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo(i IN int, j IN int DEFAULT := 1)
>
> No. But you can fake many versions of this with a family of functions:
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo(i IN int, j IN int) ...
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo(i IN int) ... return foo(i, 1) ...
>
> Remember that PG lets you "overload" a function name by using the same
> name with different parameter lists.
>
> regards, tom lane

Yes, thanks Tom, for the second time.

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