Re: Found small issue with OUT params

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tony Caduto <tony_caduto(at)amsoftwaredesign(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Found small issue with OUT params
Date: 2005-09-29 02:02:54
Message-ID: 6612.1127959374@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Tony Caduto <tony_caduto(at)amsoftwaredesign(dot)com> writes:
> Please don't take this the wrong way, but don't you think even if a
> single param is declared as OUT it should return the name of the OUT param?

Not really, because "create function foo (in x int, out y float)" is
supposed to have the same external behavior as "create function foo
(in x int) returns float". I agree it's a bit of a judgment call, but
I do not see a case for changing it.

regards, tom lane

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