Robert Haas wrote: > With respect to PQnfields() vs. PQftablecol(), I think the word > "fields" is being used to refer to the columns of the result set, and > the word "columns" to refer to the columns of tables on the server. > So PQftablecol() is actually trying to tell you the number of the > table column where a particular "field" in the results came from. > This is sort of a subtle distinction, though, and the fact that > "field" is being abbreviated to "f" in some but not all cases doesn't > make it any more clear. PQftablecol() is really supposed to mean > "field-table-column" - i.e. look up the table column for this field. > But the name is definitely less than totally self-documenting.
FYI, many of these function names date back to Berkeley. Libpq is called 'libpq' because of the original use of the QUEL query language, i.e. lib Post-QUEL. We have a proud backward-compatibility history with this library. -- Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + It's impossible for everything to be true. + -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
