Re: Proposal: stand-alone composite types

> 3. Modify CREATE FUNCTION to allow the implicit creation of a dependent
> composite type, e.g.:
>
> CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] FUNCTION name ( [ argtype [, ...] ] )
> RETURNS [setof] { data_type | (column_name data_type [, ... ]) }...
>
> This would automatically create a stand-alone composite type with a
> system generated name for the function. Thanks to the new dependency
> tracking, the implicit composite type would go away if the function
> is dropped.
>
>
> Comments, objections, or thoughts?

I'm just licking my lips in anticipation of converting my entire website to
SRFs ;)

Chris