Re: PL/C functions

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: gearond(at)cvc(dot)net
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PL/C functions
Date: 2003-08-12 20:31:42
Message-ID: 16240.1060720302@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Dennis Gearon <gearond(at)cvc(dot)net> writes:
>> We have no animal called "PL/C". Kindly be more clear about what your
>> question is.

> User defined functions written in C/C++?

Okay. The answer is:

1. There is no provision for a single pg_proc entry to have a variable
number of arguments.

2. You can make multiple pg_proc entries referencing the same C
function. The C function can find out how many arguments it was
actually passed (use PG_NARGS()).

So you could make several different pg_proc entries and get the desired
effect, at some tedium.

Joe Conway has posted a few examples using this approach, IIRC.

regards, tom lane

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