Re: A typo?

From: jian he <jian(dot)universality(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: kcai(at)wyebot(dot)com, pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: A typo?
Date: 2024-04-07 14:24:11
Message-ID: CACJufxHCjwArsHNEMK=JEzPkoQTaapyWHpAmBjiTOtYaOBNVWg@mail.gmail.com
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-docs

On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 6:30 PM PG Doc comments form
<noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:
>
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
>
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/plpgsql-declarations.html
> Description:
>
> Under 43.3.1, "Notice that we omitted RETURNS real — we could have included
> it, but it would be redundant."
> Should that be "RETURNS tax" instead of "RETURNS real"?

I think it's related to the plpgsql "RETURNS" and "RETURN" confusion.
RETURN can appear between "begin", "end".
RETURNS need to specify before "AS".

not omit "RETURNS real" would be:

CREATE FUNCTION sales_tax(subtotal real, OUT tax real) returns real AS $$
BEGIN
tax := subtotal * 0.06;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

In response to

  • A typo? at 2024-04-07 02:36:13 from PG Doc comments form

Responses

  • Re: A typo? at 2024-04-07 15:11:21 from David G. Johnston

Browse pgsql-docs by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Tom Lane 2024-04-07 15:02:35 Re: A typo?
Previous Message David G. Johnston 2024-04-07 14:10:43 Re: A typo?