Would AS be harder to implement?
select foo(10 AS a, 20 AS b);
select foo(20 AS b, 20 AS a);
select x(0 >= 1 AS a);
other fantasies
select foo(10 a, 20 b);
select foo("a" 10, "b" 20);
regards,
Asko
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Pavel Stehule <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> 2008/8/20 Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > "Pavel Stehule" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >> I understand now why Oracle use => symbol for named params. This isn't
> >> used so operator - so implementation is trivial.
> >
> > You really didn't understand the objection at all, did you?
> >
> > The point is not about whether there is any built-in operator named =>.
> > The point is that people might have created user-defined operators named
> > that.
>
> I understand well, so only I don't see better solution. Yes, everyone
> who used => should have problems, but it is similar with .. new
> keywords, etc. Probably easy best syntax doesn't exist :(. I haven't
> idea who use => now and how often, and if this feature is possible in
> pg, but there are not technical barriers.
>
> regards
> Pavel Stehule
>
>
> >
> > regards, tom lane
> >
>
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