Re: Is this really really as designed or defined in some standard

From: "Pavel Stehule" <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Hannu Krosing" <hannu(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, "Magnus Hagander" <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, "PostgreSQL-development Hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Is this really really as designed or defined in some standard
Date: 2008-09-02 15:02:24
Message-ID: 162867790809020802m5f4c698ct7a281ea88b85d5ae@mail.gmail.com
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2008/9/2 Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>:
> "Pavel Stehule" <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
>> 2008/9/2 Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>:
>>> BTW, there are actually two separate issues here: input parameters and
>>> output parameters. After brief thought it seems like we should enforce
>>> uniqueness of non-omitted parameter names for IN parameters (including
>>> INOUT), and separately enforce uniqueness of non-omitted parameter names
>>> for OUT parameters (including INOUT).
>
>> It's well thought, but I afraid so this can hide some bug, and it's
>> little bit dangerous.
>
>> I thing, so we can simply duplicate values in result then allowing
>> duplicate params in function.
>
> Um ... what? I'm not sure what behavior you're proposing here.
>
> regards, tom lane
>

I am sorry - I really have to learn english. Simply I don't thing, so
duplicit OUT parameters is good idea, but I am haven't strong
objections - some programmer's bugs are visible in this case.

regards
Pavel

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