On Thu, 2009-07-30 at 17:40 -0700, David Fetter wrote:
> > > This patch changes plpgsql IN parameters so they are mutable. Previously,
> > > they were being forced constant. This patch modifies the plpgsql.sql
> > > regression test and corresponding .out file. The regression test also
> > > makes
> > > sure the passed in parameter does not get changed in the calling function.
>
> Wouldn't INOUT parameters cover this case?
That was my first, thought, but I don't think it solves his concern. The
out parameters are returned as part of a record, but he actually wants
to mutate the value passed in.
If mutable IN parameters were allowed, I don't even think it could be
allowable to call them from the SQL level, you could only from another
function.
For instance, what would it mean if you did something like:
SELECT foo(a) FROM mytable;
Where foo() mutated it's IN argument? Would that really be an UPDATE?
Regards,
Jeff Davis
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