Re: polymorphic SQL functions has a problem with domains

From: David Johnston <polobo(at)yahoo(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: polymorphic SQL functions has a problem with domains
Date: 2014-04-02 16:34:15
Message-ID: 1396456455719-5798367.post@n5.nabble.com
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Tom Lane-2 wrote
> David Johnston &lt;

> polobo@

> &gt; writes:
>> Does something like:
>> SELECT ($1 + $2)::$1%TYPE
>> exist where you can explicitly cast to the type of the input argument?
>
> I don't think SQL-language functions have such a notation, but it's
> possible in plpgsql, if memory serves.

Indeed.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/interactive/plpgsql-declarations.html#PLPGSQL-DECLARATION-TYPE

Section 40.3.3

You lose inlining but at least it (should) work.

David J.

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