Check column result size in functions

From: Marcos Pegoraro <marcos(at)f10(dot)com(dot)br>
To: Postgres General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Check column result size in functions
Date: 2023-12-12 22:13:02
Message-ID: CAB-JLwZd2-Vr2HzR-Cu4VQCOg5H1Xwme+xx4SZUpn5wZcM2OAA@mail.gmail.com
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My functions should return varchar(5) or should return an exception, but
sometimes they return CHARACTER VARYING. Why ?

create or replace function f_sql() returns varchar(5) language sql as
$$select '0123456789'$$;
--works, but shouldn't
select * from f_sql();

create domain T5 as varchar(5);
create or replace function f_sql_domain() returns T5 language sql as
$$select '0123456789'$$;
--exception because of domain
--ERROR: value too long for type character varying(5)
select * from f_sql_domain();

create or replace function f_sql_table() returns table (V5 varchar(5))
language sql as
$$select '0123456789'$$;
--works, but shouldn't
select * from f_sql_table();

create or replace function f_plpgsql() returns varchar(5) language plpgsql
as
$$begin return '0123456789';end;$$;
--works, but shouldn't
select * from f_plpgsql();

create or replace function f_plpgsql_table() returns table(V5 varchar(5))
language plpgsql as
$$begin return query select '0123456789';end;$$;
--Shouldn't be this exception the response for all other calls ?
--ERROR: structure of query does not match function result type
select * from f_plpgsql_table();

I've created some functions using LANGUAGE SQL but strangely all varchar
results did not respect I've declared.
To be sure column result size is fine I have to use a DOMAIN ? Because even
on PLPGSQL, column size are checked only if RETURN TABLE.

thanks for any explanation

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