"P. Christeas" <x...@linux.gr> writes:
> It has been a fact that the RETURNING clause on an INSERT will return
> multiple rows with the same order as multiple VALUES have been fed.
> eg: INSERT INTO tbl1(code) VALUES ('abc'), ('def'), ('agh')
> RETURNING id, code;
> is expected to yield:
> id | code
> -----------
> 1 | abc
> 2 | def
> 3 | agh
> Clarify that in the documentation, and also write a test case that will
> prevent us from breaking the rule in the future.
I don't believe this is a good idea in the slightest. Yeah, the current
implementation happens to act like that, but there is no reason that we
should make it guaranteed behavior. Nor is a regression test case going
to stop someone from changing it, anyway.
regards, tom lane
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