Re: Understanding setof

From: Jeff Janes <jeff(dot)janes(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Robert James <srobertjames(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Postgres General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Understanding setof
Date: 2014-04-04 19:55:53
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On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Robert James <srobertjames(at)gmail(dot)com>wrote:

> I'm having trouble with setof returning functions
>
> Let's say I have function x() returning setof integers. I want to do
> SELECT x(), but only keep the values which meet a criteria. Something
> like: SELECT x() as xval WHERE xval = 10.
>
> How can I do that?
>
> In general, is there a way to "unroll" a setof into a regular query?
>

Just add a FROM:

select * from x() as xval where xval=10;

Cheers,

Jeff

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