Clarification in create_function.sgml

From: Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Clarification in create_function.sgml
Date: 2003-10-21 10:13:32
Message-ID: 1066731212.5439.3.camel@linda.lfix.co.uk
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It is necessary for single quotes and backslashes in a function
definition to be escaped, but the reference page does not make this
clear.

diff -c -r1.52 create_function.sgml
*** create_function.sgml 11 Sep 2003 21:42:20 -0000 1.52
--- create_function.sgml 21 Oct 2003 10:10:08 -0000
***************
*** 252,257 ****
--- 252,261 ----
language. It may be an internal function name, the path to an
object file, an SQL command, or text in a procedural language.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Any single quotes or backslashes in the function definition must be
+ escaped by doubling them.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

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