Re: HASHes [was Re: [HACKERS] Calling PL functions with named parameters]

2004-08-16 Thread Tom Lane
David Fetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What about making HASHes a first-class object? I see less than zero value in this. You'd have to serialize the contents to ship it to the client anyway, so there is no particular point in inventing a random new representation for "row".

HASHes [was Re: [HACKERS] Calling PL functions with named parameters]

2004-08-16 Thread David Fetter
On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 07:12:14PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > "Jim C. Nasby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > IOW, their function resolution code treats a(int, int default 0) > > as being equivalent to a(int) and a(int, int). > > So you are willing to prohibit a(int) from existing in parallel with >