Re: Statement-level trigger results in recursion

From: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
To: Jitendra Loyal <jitendra(dot)loyal(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Statement-level trigger results in recursion
Date: 2019-02-18 21:49:28
Message-ID: 22272c24-16ec-c7c4-e060-20f198792d26@aklaver.com
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On 2/18/19 9:07 AM, Jitendra Loyal wrote:
> I do understand that the statement level trigger will be executed once
> before the operation. My point is.. if one does not know the rows, what
> kind of use it can be put to. What is the use case? Like in after
> triggers, one gets the rows in transition tables, how does one do with
> vefore trigger.

Use FOR EACH ROW.

Why you cannot use a FOR EACH STATEMENT trigger is something I thought I
remember being discussed on the list before. Unfortunately I cannot find
that conversation at the moment. Someone else will need to weigh in on this.

>
> Thanks and regards,
> Jiten

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