| From: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Proposal: plpgsql - "for in array" statement |
| Date: | 2010-09-28 14:41:18 |
| Message-ID: | AANLkTikLiDDTCOU-rUA6gh4ntFvbhd4ZrY1-ova2q_L2@mail.gmail.com |
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On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
>> I looked on some constructs that helps with iteration over array in
>> plpgsql. I propose a following syntax:
>
>> FOR var IN [array variable | array expression]
>> LOOP
>
> I don't have any opinion about whether the functionality proposed here
> is worth the trouble, but I do have an opinion about that syntax: it's
> an awful choice.
I agree, on both points.
It's nice to try to reduce the excess verbosity that is IMHO the
biggest usability issue with PL/pgsql, but I can't help wondering
whether we're trying to dam the Nile with chicken wire.
--
Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise Postgres Company
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