Re: show() function

From: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: show() function
Date: 2002-06-24 17:49:01
Message-ID: 3D175B8D.3000209@joeconway.com
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> The only reason this function doesn't exist yet is that I've been avoiding
> this very question.
>
> My personal favorite these days was get_session_characteristic(), which is
> reasonably SQL-related and doesn't overload any confusing terms such as
> parameter, variable, or option. However, considering the new
> transaction-only settings, this name would be incorrect. Again, stealing
> from SQL, an alternative could be current_characteristic(), which you
> couldn't really argue against except on the ground that it's pretty weird.

Some alternatives:

current_setting()
current_configuration()
current_behavior()

Do you like any of these better?

Joe

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