Re: calling a function that takes a row type and returns a set of rows

From: Dimitri Fontaine <dfontaine(at)hi-media(dot)com>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: calling a function that takes a row type and returns a set of rows
Date: 2008-10-10 20:39:31
Message-ID: 484C90C6-43AB-4696-BFFD-CD1F0C4272BB@hi-media.com
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Hi,

Le 10 oct. 08 à 21:22, Robert Haas a écrit :
> I can't find any legal way of calling this function.
>
> SELECT bar(f) FROM foo f;
> ERROR: set-valued function called in context that cannot accept a set
>
> SELECT * FROM foo f, bar(f);
> ERROR: function expression in FROM may not refer to other relations
> of same query level
>
> Any help appreciated.

You need LATERAL support for this:
SELECT * FROM foo f LATERAL bar(f);

I'm not sure about the syntax, but LATERAL is a standard JOIN type
wherein upper "nodes" are visible.
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