The only way we handle this currently is to have two separate function signatures. They can share code underneath, but we are strict about parameter count. The other option would be for the user to pass some null representation for the third value. Steven
On Friday, September 23, 2016, Taewoo Kim <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Here is my question. Can a function have an optional parameter? For > example, if a function F requires three parameters - a, b, c, can we omit > the last one? F(a,b,c) VS F(a,b). I tried and Asterix says that F(a,b) is > not defined. If someone knows the workaround, it would be really nice. > > Actual scenario: Full-text search function name is ftcontains() and it has > three parameters - expresssion1, expression2, options as a record. An > example is ftcontains($o.title, "database", {"mode":"and"}). I would like > to give user the option to not put the third parameter. In that case, each > option can be set using default values. > > Best, > Taewoo >
