On 6/24/17 06:31, Dmitry Igrishin wrote: > PQgetvalue returns a value of type char* (without const). But the > documentation says: > "The pointer returned by PQgetvalue points to storage that is part of > the PGresult structure. /One should not modify the data it points to/" > (my italics). Could someone tell me please, what wrong with modifing > arbitrary character of the data pointed by PQgetvalue's returning value? > Or why this restriction is documented? Thanks.
This is just how the API is defined. It could be defined differently, but it is not. -- Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
