Re: pl/pgsql feature request: shorthand for argument and local variable references

Hi

this is less invasive, and probably more correct work with ns items patch.

čt 19. 11. 2020 v 1:54 odesílatel Vik Fearing <vik(at)postgresfriends(dot)org>
napsal:

> On 11/18/20 9:21 PM, Pavel Stehule wrote:
> > postgres=# create or replace function bubu(a int, b int)
> > returns void as $$
> > #routine_label b
> > begin
> > raise notice '% %', b.a, b.b;
> > end;
> > $$ language plpgsql;
>
> Why not use the block labeling syntax we already have?
>
> create or replace function bubu(a int, b int)
> returns void as $$
> << b >>
> begin
> raise notice '% %', b.a, b.b;
> end;
> $$ language plpgsql;
>
> That doesn't currently work, but it could be made to.
>

I don't think it is correct - in your example you are trying to merge two
different namespaces - so minimally it should allow duplicate names in one
namespace, or it breaks compatibility.

And I don't think so we want to lose information and separate access to
function's arguments.

Regards

Pavel

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> Vik Fearing
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