Chapman Flack <c...@anastigmatix.net> writes: > In PL/Java's function annotations, 'type' has been used for the > volatility category: > @Function(type=IMMUTABLE) > public static String hello() { return "Hello, world!"; } > It seems a bit infelicitous because you would probably sooner guess that > 'type' was telling you something about the function's _data_ type
Yeah ... > But I've been trying think of something short, clear, preferably > monosyllabic, less geeky than 'v8y', and I don't have a winner yet. Instead of thinking about "volatility", maybe something based on "stability" or "constancy"? I suppose "const" is too much of a conflict, but "stable=IMMUTABLE" doesn't seem awful. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers