Re: pg_settings view

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>
Cc: Patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_settings view
Date: 2002-08-11 01:21:39
Message-ID: 27912.1029028899@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com> writes:
> For a similar reason I was thinking that only the system view should be
> documented, not the function. Is that the right thing to do?

Probably so. Given the notational inconvenience of having to specify
the RECORD output type, I can't see much reason why people would want
to call the function directly, as opposed to selecting from the view.

regards, tom lane

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