Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> No really, I don't see a point of not enforcing the correct syntax, when
> adding '.*' is all it takes to get the alternative behaviour in a standard
> way.
True, although there's a certain inconsistency in allowing a whole row
to be passed to a function by
select foo(pg_class) from pg_class;
and not allowing the same row to be output by
select pg_class from pg_class;
I don't feel strongly about it though.
regards, tom lane