From: | Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> |
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To: | "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | "Michael Meskes" <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "PostgreSQL Interfaces" <pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: PQprepare question |
Date: | 2007-05-11 13:32:22 |
Message-ID: | 87ps571o61.fsf@oxford.xeocode.com |
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"Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> Michael Meskes <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
>> According to the docs parameters are referenced as $1, $2, and so. Is
>> there a reason not to use "?" as placeholder?
>
> It's an operator name.
Most drivers such as JDBC and DBD::Pg do allow you to use ? parameters because
they're the ODBC standard. But they're just replacing them with $1 and so on
behind your back. If you want your code to be portable to other databases then
it makes sense to use ?
But otherwise there are a few advantages to using $1, $2... a) You can change
your query to possibly use the arguments in a different order without having
to change the execute parameters as well. b) You can use a parameter multiple
times in a query without having to burden your execute call site with multiple
copies of the parameter.
I think you lose if you have an operator ? and want to use these drivers
though. Even if you only use $n parameters the driver may still get confused.
(At the very least if you ever have a query with no parameters and a ?
operator in it).
--
Gregory Stark
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com
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